Researching beneath the surface : psycho-social research methods in practice / edited by Simon Clarke and Paul Hoggett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Simon, 1962-

Hoggett, Paul.

Series:

Explorations in psycho-social studies series.

Explorations in psycho-social studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Object relations (Psychoanalysis).

Social psychology.

Clinical sociology.

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book offers an overview of the rapidly expanding field of Psycho-Social research. Drawing on aspects of discourse psychology, continental philosophy and anthropological and neuro-scientific understandings of the emotions, psycho-social studies has emerged as an embryonic new paradigm in the human sciences. Psycho-social studies uses psychoanalytic concepts and principles to illuminate core issues within the social sciences. The present volume contributes to the development of the new research methodologies in a number of ways. It is written largely from the point of view of practitioners who are also researchers. Although contributors draw largely upon object-relations traditions in psychoanalysis, other influences are also present, particularly from continental philosophy and the sociology of the emotions. It develops an approach to epistemology - how we know what we know, which is strongly informed by a living approach to psychoanalysis, not just as a theory but as a way of being in the world - that is as a stance. It examines, in great depth and from a number of perspectives, the complex psycho-social dynamics that characterise the research encounter. And finally, it demonstrates a number of specific methodologies at work and the authors learning from this experience."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledge; About the Author; Researching beneath the surface: a psycho-social approach to research practice and method; PART I: WAYS OF KNOWING; Experiencing knowledge: the vicissitudes of a research journey; How to live and learn: learning, duration, and the virtual; When words are not enough; PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF THE RESEARCH ENCOUNTER; Charting the clear waters and the murky depths; Fear-and psycho-social interviewing; The use of self as a research tool; PART III: METHODS OF INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91856-9

0-429-90433-9

0-429-47956-5

1-282-77965-6

9786612779657

1-84940-810-6

9780429479564

OCLC:

729246825