ABSTRACT
Introduction ...........................................................................................................38 Ethnography .................................................................................................38
Background............................................................................................................39 Observations .................................................................................................39 Role negotiation: the management of self in the field ..........................41 Explaining the research ..............................................................................42 Confusion over my role..............................................................................42 Dressing for the field...................................................................................43 Dilemmas in the field..................................................................................45 A sense of belonging ...................................................................................46
Practical considerations .......................................................................................47 Uncharted territory......................................................................................47 Negotiating a space .....................................................................................48 On the move .................................................................................................49 Misreading the signs ...................................................................................50 The importance of flexibility......................................................................51
Emotional considerations — the management of emotions..........................52 Culture shock ...............................................................................................53 Emotional situations in the field...............................................................53
A reconsideration of roles?..................................................................................58 Conclusion .............................................................................................................59
Acknowledgment..................................................................................................60 References...............................................................................................................60
