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 discusses how eneralization in psychological research practice might be done and presents 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. By extension, the analytical imagery of “zooming in – zooming out” invites discussion of how one might bring together key aspects of a hermeneutics of mercy and hermeneutics of suspicion; the endeavor to understand and the endeavor to engage in critique.
approach to the production of knowledge, the paper discusses how eneralization in psychological research practice might be done and presents 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. By extension, the analytical imagery of “zooming in – zooming out” invites discussion of how one might bring together key aspects of a hermeneutics of mercy and hermeneutics of suspicion; the endeavor to understand and the endeavor to engage in critique.
| Translated title of the contribution | Situeret generalisering |
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| Original language | English |
| Publication date | 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Event | 1st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology: Creating Bridges - Online Duration: 16 Jun 2021 → 19 Jun 2021 http://www.equip2021.gr |
Conference
| Conference | 1st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology |
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| Location | Online |
| Period | 16/06/2021 → 19/06/2021 |
| Other | 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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