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Psycho-social Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Author : Clarke, S.

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Place of Publish: London

Year: 2002

Series: Qualitative Research 2002; 2; 173 The online version : http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/2/2/173

Acc. No: 725-S

Category: Soft Documents

Type of Resource: Psychosocial support, Sociological analysis, Racism, Higher education

Languages: No

ISBN: English

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There is a growing interest in both psychoanalytically informed theory and practice in the social sciences. Psycho-social studies and psychoanalytic studies address serious social and political issues through a critical welding of sociological and psychoanalytic perspectives. This raises the question: how do we actually use this form of analysis in the practical research environment In this article, the author seeks to outline a psycho-social research method - in other words, how we do it - and to introduce the reader to both the advantages and problems of doing psychosocial research. This is framed within the context of a research project in which the author explores racism in higher education.
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