ABSTRACT

Tackling difficult issues, Emotionally Involved gives a vivid picture the challenges researchers who studey traumatic events face. It is essential reading for researchers, therapists, fieldworkers, for those on the frontlines of rape crisis and domestic violence work, and for anyone concerned with the role of emotions in social science.

chapter |24 pages

one Creating Difference — Thinking versus Feeling

The Role of Emotions in Research

chapter |27 pages

two From Thinking to Feeling

The Stories That Bring Feeling to Researching Rape

chapter |29 pages

three Feeling

The Emotions of Researching Rape

chapter |29 pages

four From Feeling to Thinking

The Insights Feeling Rape Bring to Researching Rape

chapter |28 pages

five Creating Balance—Thinking and Feeling

The Possibilities for Emotionally Engaged Research