Adventures in theory and method

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xIntroducing qualitative research in psychologyDiscussion 167References 169Appendix twoAppendix threeA qualitative study of the occurrenceof abuse in one heterosexual and in onelesbian relationship 171Kris dew ValourReflexive preface 171Abstract 172Introduction 173Method 176Reflexivity 177Results 178Discussion 188References 190Appendix 191The emotional experience of looking at art:an observation in the National Gallery 193Karolina MörnsjöReflexive preface 193Abstract 194Introduction 194Method 195Setting 195Participants 196Ethical consideration 196The paintings 196Practical considerations 198Analysis 199Discussion 201References 204References 205Index 212
chaptero n eFrom recipes toadventuresContentsHow, and what, can we know?PositivismEmpiricismHypothetico-deductivismCritique of the ‘scientific method’Feminist critique of established epistemologiesSocial constructionismEpistemology and methodologyQualitative researchOverview of the bookThree epistemological questionsFurther reading‘It involves opening up to new and possibly unsettling experiences.’‘It means venturing into new territory.’‘It’s discovering something new and exciting; there’s a little bit of danger.’‘It is exciting and unusual, out-of-the-ordinary. There’s a big element ofenjoyment and there may be an element of challenge. It’s something thatwill develop me as a person.’‘Enid Blyton stories . . . [laughs] . . . It’s exciting, possibly involving a degreeof risk to oneself; scary on occasion but it comes out alright at the end.You’re glad you’ve had them.’‘An exploration involving new places, meeting new people and havingnew experiences outside of the norm. These could be both positive andnegative in nature.’
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