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My Family through the Lens. Photo Interviews with Children and Sensitive Aspects of Family Life
Author(s) -
Zartler Ulrike,
Richter Rudolf
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00447.x
Subject(s) - invisibility , visibility , family life , visual methods , psychology , developmental psychology , through the lens metering , early childhood , lens (geology) , sociology , gender studies , geography , computer science , cognitive science , artificial intelligence , meteorology , petroleum engineering , engineering
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 ( n = 71). We conclude that visual methods and their combination with a multiple perspectives approach may generate substantial benefits in childhood and family research.