Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaTheoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices
The article addresses some dilemmatic questions of a theoretical-methodological nature that arose in the exercise of reflexivity typical of all critically oriented social research. The study of clandestine social practices has historically attracted the interest of researchers for its methodological...
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación
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| author | Esparza Escalante, Miguel Angel Yuni, José Alberto Urbano, Claudio Ariel |
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| description | The article addresses some dilemmatic questions of a theoretical-methodological nature that arose in the exercise of reflexivity typical of all critically oriented social research. The study of clandestine social practices has historically attracted the interest of researchers for its methodological and ethical implications, the clandestine practices that we address refer to male sexuality, which adds another density to the research, especially in relation to fieldwork and the interpretation of information. In the first part, the text contextualizes the research that originates this reflection in conceptual terms and locates it in a specific socio-cultural space. Subsequently, some methodological decisions that structure our approach to fieldwork from the ethnographic approach are explained. In the last part, some methodological prescriptions of researchers in the field of sexuality studies and recognized authors of the ethnographic approach are contrasted, with records extracted from the field survey log, elaborated in the participant observation process carried out in clandestine sexual practices of men who have sex with men. This contrast aims to show the methodological tensions that the social researcher must face when dealing with an object connoted by clandestinity, as well as some dilemmatic questions of an ethical nature. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO275892022-03-16T18:06:02Z Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices Reflexiones teórico-metodológicas sobre algunos dilemas en el estudio de prácticas sexuales clandestinas Esparza Escalante, Miguel Angel Yuni, José Alberto Urbano, Claudio Ariel Clandestine Scientific ethics Ethnography Sexual practices Reflexivity Clandestino Ética científica Etnografía Prácticas sexuales Reflexividad The article addresses some dilemmatic questions of a theoretical-methodological nature that arose in the exercise of reflexivity typical of all critically oriented social research. The study of clandestine social practices has historically attracted the interest of researchers for its methodological and ethical implications, the clandestine practices that we address refer to male sexuality, which adds another density to the research, especially in relation to fieldwork and the interpretation of information. In the first part, the text contextualizes the research that originates this reflection in conceptual terms and locates it in a specific socio-cultural space. Subsequently, some methodological decisions that structure our approach to fieldwork from the ethnographic approach are explained. In the last part, some methodological prescriptions of researchers in the field of sexuality studies and recognized authors of the ethnographic approach are contrasted, with records extracted from the field survey log, elaborated in the participant observation process carried out in clandestine sexual practices of men who have sex with men. This contrast aims to show the methodological tensions that the social researcher must face when dealing with an object connoted by clandestinity, as well as some dilemmatic questions of an ethical nature. El artículo aborda algunas cuestiones dilemáticas de orden teórico-metodológico surgidas en el ejercicio de reflexividad propio de toda investigación social de orientación crítica. El estudio de prácticas sociales clandestinas ha concitado históricamente el interés de los investigadores por sus implicancias metodológicas y éticas. Las prácticas clandestinas que abordamos remiten a la sexualidad masculina, lo que agrega otra densidad a la investigación, especialmente en lo relativo al trabajo de campo y a la interpretación de la información. En la primera parte, el texto contextualiza la investigación que origina esta reflexión en términos conceptuales y la localiza en un espacio socio-cultural específico. Posteriormente, se explicitan algunas decisiones metodológicas que estructuran nuestra estrategia de abordaje del trabajo de campo desde el enfoque etnográfico. En la última parte, se contrastan algunas prescripciones metodológicas de investigadores del campo de los estudios de la sexualidad y de autores reconocidos del enfoque etnográfico, con registros extraídos de la bitácora del relevamiento en campo, elaborada en el proceso de observación participante efectuado en escenarios de prácticas sexuales clandestinas de hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres. Esta contrastación pretende mostrar las tensiones metodológicas que debe afrontar el investigador social que aborda un objeto connotado por la clandestinidad, así como algunas cuestiones dilemáticas de orden ético. 2020-12-01 2022-03-16T18:06:02Z 2022-03-16T18:06:02Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/Relmecse082 10.24215/18537863e082 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/27589 spa https://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/Relmecse082/13358 https://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/Relmecse082/13368 https://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/Relmecse082/13381 text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación Revista Latinoamericana de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales (Relmecs); Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020); e082 Revista Latinoamericana de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales (Relmecs); Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2020); e082 Revista Latinoamericana de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales (Relmecs); Vol. 10 N.º 2 (2020); e082 1853-7863 |
| spellingShingle | Clandestine Scientific ethics Ethnography Sexual practices Reflexivity Clandestino Ética científica Etnografía Prácticas sexuales Reflexividad Esparza Escalante, Miguel Angel Yuni, José Alberto Urbano, Claudio Ariel Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title | Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title_full | Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title_fullStr | Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title_short | Theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| title_sort | theoretical-methodological reflections on some dilemmas in the study of clandestine sexual practices |
| topic | Clandestine Scientific ethics Ethnography Sexual practices Reflexivity Clandestino Ética científica Etnografía Prácticas sexuales Reflexividad |
| url | https://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/Relmecse082 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/27589 |