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18 - Doing It: Participatory Visual Methodologies and Youth Sexuality Research

from Part II - How Do We Study Sexual Development?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

By
Katie MacEntee  and
Sarah Flicker
Edited by
Sharon Lamb  and
Jen Gilbert
Sharon Lamb
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Jen Gilbert
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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Summary

Participatory visual methodologies (PVMs) disrupt the traditional hierarchy between researcher and participant and open up possibilities for processes and findings that may be overlooked in adult-driven research methodologies. In this chapter, the authors argue that PVMs are especially well-suited to research with young people about sexuality, as young people can use these methods to explore topics about which they may have difficulty speaking or writing. They describe several examples of PVMs in sexuality research with youth, providing a case study for each that highlights how the particularities of each PVM technique shaped the research projects. This chapter provides guidance for researchers choosing among various PVM techniques and navigating the ethical and practical challenges that PVMs pose.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Childhood and Adolescence
 , pp. 352 - 372
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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