Abstract
Fundamental characteristics of psychological processes include the subjective, contextual and transient dimensions of these processes. Therefore, a notion of psychological generalization which does not abstract away human subjectivity and difference, is required.
The presentation takes a critical look at the key role of generalization in scientific work in relation to scientific generalization in psychological research. Based on an embodied, subjectivity-in-everyday-life approach to the production of knowledge, the paper discuss how generalization in psychological research practice might be done and present an analytical strategy of situated generalization, arranged around an imagery of Zooming In to Zoom Out and Zooming Out to Zoom In. The presented strategy is meant to address the interdependencies of the situated and the societal; the particular and the general; ideographic quantitative and nomothetic qualitative data and knowledge. The analytical imagery of ‘zooming In - zooming out’ invite discussion of how one might bring together hermeneutics of mercy and hermeneutics of suspicion; the endeavor to understand and the endeavor to engage in critical analytical work.
The presentation takes a critical look at the key role of generalization in scientific work in relation to scientific generalization in psychological research. Based on an embodied, subjectivity-in-everyday-life approach to the production of knowledge, the paper discuss how generalization in psychological research practice might be done and present an analytical strategy of situated generalization, arranged around an imagery of Zooming In to Zoom Out and Zooming Out to Zoom In. The presented strategy is meant to address the interdependencies of the situated and the societal; the particular and the general; ideographic quantitative and nomothetic qualitative data and knowledge. The analytical imagery of ‘zooming In - zooming out’ invite discussion of how one might bring together hermeneutics of mercy and hermeneutics of suspicion; the endeavor to understand and the endeavor to engage in critical analytical work.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Situeret generalisering |
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Originalsprog | Engelsk |
Publikationsdato | 2021 |
Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Begivenhed | 1st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology: Creating Bridges - Online Varighed: 16 jun. 2021 → 19 jun. 2021 http://www.equip2021.gr |
Konference
Konference | 1st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology |
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Lokation | Online |
Periode | 16/06/2021 → 19/06/2021 |
Andet | The 1st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology (EQuiP) aims to provide the venue for bringing together qualitative researchers in psychology from different European countries and from different traditions in qualitative inquiry. EQuiP was recently established with the aim to create bridges between qualitative researchers across Europe, particularly enhancing the visibility of researchers from under-represented European countries in qualitative research in psychology. EQuiP’s first conference sets the cornerstones towards creating such bridges. |
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Emneord
- qualitative method
- Generalisering
- Practice based studies