Introduction
Structure and outline
Behind closed doors : the project and empirical data
Troubling terminology
Researching families and childhood
Family studies
Childhood research
Researching sensitive topics
Ethical issues in families research
Methodological approaches and family research methods
National surveys and longitudinal research
Longitudinal research and studies of lifecourse
Narrative inquiry and auto/biographical approaches
Qualitative research
Framing research and analysing data
Conceptualisations of intimacy
Intimacy and affective function
The detraditionalisation of intimacy
Embodied intimacy
Intimate citizenship
Mapping intimacy in families
Affective transformations
The structuring of affective ties
Intimate practices
The affect of methods
Representing family life
Biographical narrative interviews
Public scenarios and private lives
Conclusion
Future research
Mixing methods : a family portrait
The boundaries of intimacy
Empirical complexities and conflicting narratives.
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Researching intimacy in families by Jacqui Gabb. ISBN 9780230527225. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
