"It's for Us to Change that": Emotional Labor in Researching Adults' Learning--Between Feminist Criticality and Complicity in Temporary, Gendered Employment

Autor/in	Malcolm, Irene
Titel	"It's for Us to Change that": Emotional Labor in Researching Adults' Learning--Between Feminist Criticality and Complicity in Temporary, Gendered Employment
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 62 (2012) 3, S.252-271 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713611402050
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Biographies; Critical Literacy; Feminism; Adult Learning; Role; Psychological Patterns; Temporary Employment; Gender Issues; Emotional Response; Labor; Empathy; Social Class; Context Effect; Researchers; Self Concept; Academic Aspiration; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Kritisches Lesen; Feminismus; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Rollen; Zeitarbeit; Geschlechterfrage; Emotionales Verhalten; Empathie; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Researcher; Forscher; Selbstkonzept; Großbritannien
Abstract	There has been little exploration of emotional labor in researching the learning of adults, and emotional labor on the part of research contractors has scarcely featured in published debates. The article explores the role of emotion in this context from a critical feminist perspective, drawing on life history data from a study of the learning biographies of more than 100 adults across the United Kingdom. The discussion is informed by analyses of data from interviews with Patricia (39) among a cohort of 30 participants who were interviewed as part of this study. The author first considers the ontological position of the article and critical feminist perspectives on women's experiences of work. Second, the author examines the theory of emotional labor and the ongoing challenge of accounting for exploitative power relations in field work. Finally, the author suggests that the nexus of emotional labor and empathy/complicity in research is an area worthy of further investigation. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10