Learning from experience: Psycho-social research methods in the social sciences

Clarke, Simon

Abstract

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. © 2002, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2002
• Journal: Qualitative Research
• Print ISSN: 1468-7941
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-3109
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 173-194
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/146879410200200203
• Keywords: psycho-social research methods, social sciences
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1076960
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146879410200200203