Anastacia Kurylo is assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department at St. Joseph’s College in New York.

The chapters in Anastacia Kurylo’s Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? are a blend of philosophical commentary on current research practices and ‘how-to’s’ of relevant methodological process. It is an innovative text that forces readers to recognize the manner in which researcher identity both affects and, at times, is impacted by the individuals and groups we interact with in our scholarly endeavors. As such, this edited volume is extremely valuable for emerging scholars developing their programs of research as well as experienced researchers reflecting on and refining their methodological perspectives and practices.

• PrefaceAnastacia KuryloPart I The Problem of the Insider/Outsider Dichotomy for ResearchersChapter 1 Beyond Quantitative and Qualitative Researcher Stereotypes: Exploring Researcher IdentityAnastacia KuryloChapter 2 Researcher Roles and Reflections on Insider and Outsider StatusBrad CrownoverChapter 3 Establishing Contact and Entering the FieldWilfredo AlvarezPart IIThe Construction of Group Identity in ResearchChapter 4 Communication Theories of Group Membership and the Research ProcessHoward Giles and Jane GilesChapter 5 Constructing Group Membership through Talk in the FieldJessica S. RoblesChapter 6 Collaborative Partnerships and Multiple Group IdentitiesTrudy Milburn, The Language and Social Interaction Working Group, Teachers CollegeAlan Hansen, Carroll CollegeChapter 7 In or Out? Experiential Learning and Three Consequences of Communicating Group IdentityAnastacia Kurylo, Kelli Coghill, Katrina Comber, and Fernando TaverasPart IIINegotiating Emotion, Advocacy, and Ethics as an Insider/OutsiderChapter 8 The Inner Researcher: Researchers’ Emotions and Identities Lawrence R. Frey and Nicole T. CastroChapter 9 Advocacy and the Perils of Group MembershipDavid L. PalmerChapter 10 Blurring Boundaries: Ethics and the Complexity of the Research ProcessSusan J. Gilbertz and Trudy MilburnChapter 11 Insider and Outsider Perspective in Ethnographic ResearchAnthony Naaeke, Anastacia Kurylo, Michael Grabowski, David Linton, and Marie RadfordPart IVPractical Tips for Navigating Intergroup StatusChapter 12 Tips for the Group Outsider: You Don't Belong Here; Come On In.David LintonChapter 13 Tips for the Group Insider: I Grew Up Punk (Not That There is Anything Wrong with That!)Brian CoganChapter 14 He, She, or They: The Intricacies of the Modern PronounTyler (Ellora) LaCarrubbaChapter 15 Questions that Open Up the Field of Impossible ThingsNatasha ShapiroChapter 16 Problematizing Group Identity to Accommodate the Complexity of ResearchAnastacia KuryloAbout the Contributors

Anastacia Kurylo is assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department at St. Joseph’s College in New York.

The chapters in Anastacia Kurylo’s Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? are a blend of philosophical commentary on current research practices and ‘how-to’s’ of relevant methodological process. It is an innovative text that forces readers to recognize the manner in which researcher identity both affects and, at times, is impacted by the individuals and groups we interact with in our scholarly endeavors. As such, this edited volume is extremely valuable for emerging scholars developing their programs of research as well as experienced researchers reflecting on and refining their methodological perspectives and practices.

• PrefaceAnastacia KuryloPart I The Problem of the Insider/Outsider Dichotomy for ResearchersChapter 1 Beyond Quantitative and Qualitative Researcher Stereotypes: Exploring Researcher IdentityAnastacia KuryloChapter 2 Researcher Roles and Reflections on Insider and Outsider StatusBrad CrownoverChapter 3 Establishing Contact and Entering the FieldWilfredo AlvarezPart IIThe Construction of Group Identity in ResearchChapter 4 Communication Theories of Group Membership and the Research ProcessHoward Giles and Jane GilesChapter 5 Constructing Group Membership through Talk in the FieldJessica S. RoblesChapter 6 Collaborative Partnerships and Multiple Group IdentitiesTrudy Milburn, The Language and Social Interaction Working Group, Teachers CollegeAlan Hansen, Carroll CollegeChapter 7 In or Out? Experiential Learning and Three Consequences of Communicating Group IdentityAnastacia Kurylo, Kelli Coghill, Katrina Comber, and Fernando TaverasPart IIINegotiating Emotion, Advocacy, and Ethics as an Insider/OutsiderChapter 8 The Inner Researcher: Researchers’ Emotions and Identities Lawrence R. Frey and Nicole T. CastroChapter 9 Advocacy and the Perils of Group MembershipDavid L. PalmerChapter 10 Blurring Boundaries: Ethics and the Complexity of the Research ProcessSusan J. Gilbertz and Trudy MilburnChapter 11 Insider and Outsider Perspective in Ethnographic ResearchAnthony Naaeke, Anastacia Kurylo, Michael Grabowski, David Linton, and Marie RadfordPart IVPractical Tips for Navigating Intergroup StatusChapter 12 Tips for the Group Outsider: You Don't Belong Here; Come On In.David LintonChapter 13 Tips for the Group Insider: I Grew Up Punk (Not That There is Anything Wrong with That!)Brian CoganChapter 14 He, She, or They: The Intricacies of the Modern PronounTyler (Ellora) LaCarrubbaChapter 15 Questions that Open Up the Field of Impossible ThingsNatasha ShapiroChapter 16 Problematizing Group Identity to Accommodate the Complexity of ResearchAnastacia KuryloAbout the Contributors

Anastacia Kurylo is assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department at St. Joseph’s College in New York.

The chapters in Anastacia Kurylo’s Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? are a blend of philosophical commentary on current research practices and ‘how-to’s’ of relevant methodological process. It is an innovative text that forces readers to recognize the manner in which researcher identity both affects and, at times, is impacted by the individuals and groups we interact with in our scholarly endeavors. As such, this edited volume is extremely valuable for emerging scholars developing their programs of research as well as experienced researchers reflecting on and refining their methodological perspectives and practices.

• PrefaceAnastacia KuryloPart I The Problem of the Insider/Outsider Dichotomy for ResearchersChapter 1 Beyond Quantitative and Qualitative Researcher Stereotypes: Exploring Researcher IdentityAnastacia KuryloChapter 2 Researcher Roles and Reflections on Insider and Outsider StatusBrad CrownoverChapter 3 Establishing Contact and Entering the FieldWilfredo AlvarezPart IIThe Construction of Group Identity in ResearchChapter 4 Communication Theories of Group Membership and the Research ProcessHoward Giles and Jane GilesChapter 5 Constructing Group Membership through Talk in the FieldJessica S. RoblesChapter 6 Collaborative Partnerships and Multiple Group IdentitiesTrudy Milburn, The Language and Social Interaction Working Group, Teachers CollegeAlan Hansen, Carroll CollegeChapter 7 In or Out? Experiential Learning and Three Consequences of Communicating Group IdentityAnastacia Kurylo, Kelli Coghill, Katrina Comber, and Fernando TaverasPart IIINegotiating Emotion, Advocacy, and Ethics as an Insider/OutsiderChapter 8 The Inner Researcher: Researchers’ Emotions and Identities Lawrence R. Frey and Nicole T. CastroChapter 9 Advocacy and the Perils of Group MembershipDavid L. PalmerChapter 10 Blurring Boundaries: Ethics and the Complexity of the Research ProcessSusan J. Gilbertz and Trudy MilburnChapter 11 Insider and Outsider Perspective in Ethnographic ResearchAnthony Naaeke, Anastacia Kurylo, Michael Grabowski, David Linton, and Marie RadfordPart IVPractical Tips for Navigating Intergroup StatusChapter 12 Tips for the Group Outsider: You Don't Belong Here; Come On In.David LintonChapter 13 Tips for the Group Insider: I Grew Up Punk (Not That There is Anything Wrong with That!)Brian CoganChapter 14 He, She, or They: The Intricacies of the Modern PronounTyler (Ellora) LaCarrubbaChapter 15 Questions that Open Up the Field of Impossible ThingsNatasha ShapiroChapter 16 Problematizing Group Identity to Accommodate the Complexity of ResearchAnastacia KuryloAbout the Contributors