Vulnerable Subjects

by G. Thomas Couser

Book Overview

"My primary concern is with the ethics of representing vulnerable subjects--persons who are liable to exposure by someone with whom they are involved in an intimate or trust-based relationship, unable to represent themselves in writing, or unable to offer meaningful consent to their representation by someone else.... Of primary importance is intimate life writing--that done within families or couples, close relationships, or quasi-professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148863X
• ISBN13: 9780801488634
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.4"