My Family through the Lens. Photo Interviews with Children and Sensitive Aspects of Family Life. (27th March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zartler, Ulrike; Richter, Rudolf
• Is Part Of: Children & society. Volume 28:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 42
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2012-03-27
• Subjects: Children -- Care and hygiene -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Children -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Child development -- Periodicals; 362.70941
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00447.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-0605

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="chso447-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We elaborate on an aspect of photo interviews with children that has so far not been considered sufficiently: Photographs may encourage children to talk about sensitive aspects of family life. The potential and limitations of this aspect are discussed along the lines of visibility and invisibility. Visualisations support children in verbalising their thoughts, but also stimulate narrations on issues that are not displayed. Data are drawn from interviews with fifty 10‐year‐old children who took photographs in their families, and their parents (<italic>n</italic> = 71). We conclude that visual methods and their combination with a multiple perspectives approach may generate substantial benefits in childhood and family research.</p> </abstract>