Date: 2016
Type: Article
Narratives of ambivalence : the ethics of vulnerability and agency in research with girls in the sex trade
Girlhood studies : an interdisciplinary journal, 2016, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 54–70
RICARD-GUAY, Alexandra, DENOV, Myriam, Narratives of ambivalence : the ethics of vulnerability and agency in research with girls in the sex trade, Girlhood studies : an interdisciplinary journal, 2016, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 54–70
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In this article, we examine the ethical realities that emerged from a qualitative study with adolescent girls on sexual exploitation. We outline and articulate the importance of moving beyond the inclusion of girls’ voices in research to discussing the ethical and practical implications of doing so. We consider the notions of power, victimization, and agency and highlight the ethical dilemma of doing research with girls in the sex trade, particularly in a context in which participants’ narratives are characterized by profound ambivalence, as seen in their frequent oscillation between narratives of victimization on the one hand, and of agency and power on the other. The nexus between girlhood studies and ethics provides us with a valuable opportunity to analyze, and thus highlight, the importance of social context in understanding these adolescent girls’ narratives and self-representations.
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Published (Print):01 Dec 2016
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/44744
Full-text via DOI: 10.3167/ghs.2016.090305
ISSN: 1938-8209; 1938-8322
Publisher: Berghahn Journals
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