Researcher and Researched

This week’s articles were interesting and helpful. There are many factors that need to be considered when conducting an investigation. Since I will be investigating for a project, I find the information relevant, even though it may be challenging to comprehend. Since I am familiar with the location of investigation, I think this will eliminate many preconceived notions about the community. In addition, by growing up in the community I can claim to belong to it, therefore relating with the members in a vernacular and ethnographic manner. Even though this setting is advantageous, I think challenges between researcher and researched will exist. By simply stating that an investigation is being conducted to a group that is considered subordinate, can immediately offset the relationship and create a power relationship in the interview setting. As an interviewer, it is essential that authority behavior is moderated to remove signs of superiority. The goal is not to speak for the community, but represent it through investigation and giving it a voice.