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Cultural Psychology and Qualitative Methodology - Theoretical and Empirical Considerations

English · Paperback / Softback

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Qualitative methodologies in cultural psychology often lack the objective and verifiable character of quantitative analysis. Author Carl Ratner corrects this shortcoming by rigorously systematizing qualitative methods. The book discusses, for example, means of systematizing such subjective reports as interviews, letters, and diaries, which often yield valuable data that is not easily quantified. Ratner argues that "complex psychological phenomena are expressed through extended responses" and hence are best studied by new, more regularized qualitative methods that go beyond measuring simple, overt responses.

List of contents

1. Shortcomings of Positivistic Methodology for Researching Cultural Psychology.- 2. Principles of Qualitative Methodology for Psychology.- 3. The Cultural Character of Psychology.- 4. Qualitative Methodology for Describing the Cultural Character of Psychology.- 5. Qualitative Cultural Psychological Methodology and Science.- 6. Sociopolitical Underpinnings of Positivism and Qualitative Cultural Psychological Methodology.- References.

Product details

Authors Carl Ratner
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 22.10.2010
 
EAN 9781441932617
ISBN 978-1-4419-3261-7
No. of pages 262
Dimensions 152 mm x 15 mm x 229 mm
Weight 410 g
Illustrations XIII, 262 p.
Series Path in Psychology
Path in Psychology
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Psychology
Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works

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