Ethnographic issues in the study of AIDS
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Sex Research
- Vol. 28 (2) , 171-187
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499109551604
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine ethnographic methodologies (and the conceptual frame used to define and apply such methodologies) relevant to the global study of AIDS. Included for consideration are participant observation, category systems, interviewer bias, formal/informal language and developmental perspective. As an illustration of ethnographic methodology, the present article also examines the significance of such methods within the Chicago Women and Children with AIDS Project.Keywords
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