http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/research-methods Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:37:37 -0400 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:37:37 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1006/the-researcher-at-the-dance-epistemology-ethics-and-the-ethnographer By Christopher T. McMaster - Before the ethnographer can enter the field of research, indeed, before the researcher can interpret data from the field, he or she must first be aware of how knowledge and meaning are made. The epistemological lens the ethnographer uses will have crucial implications on the hows and the whys—not only of the research itself—but on the role of the researcher. This essay will argue (with the assistance of two young parents, one salmon, and a farm yard full of dancers) that the only ethical ethnography is critical, and the responsibility of the ethnographer is to actively participate... Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1006/the-researcher-at-the-dance-epistemology-ethics-and-the-ethnographer http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/692/article-review-pillow-talk-exploring-disclosures-after-sexual-activity-by-amanda-denes By Alexander E. Hopkins - In the March-April 2012 issue of the Western Journal of Communication, a piece appeared by University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) Communications doctoral candidate Amanda Denes entitled “Pillow Talk: Exploring Disclosures After Sexual Activity.” In her study, Denes explored whether oxytocin had any influence on communicative disclosures, otherwise known as “pillow talk.” Unlike previous studies examining “pillow talk” after sexual activity, no other study addressed “…how feelings of comfort and decreases in stress may also facilitate disclosure... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:24 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/692/article-review-pillow-talk-exploring-disclosures-after-sexual-activity-by-amanda-denes