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sensitive topics  

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  • In qualitative research a sensitive topic presents a threat to the researcher, the participants, or the community to whom the participants belong. This threat is sufficient to create significant problems for doing the research and/or disseminating the data. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Sensitive Topics]

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