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Investigating Subjectivity: Research on Lived Experience
Edited by Carolyn Sue Ellis, Edited by Michael G. Flaherty
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Much has been missed by social researchers in their attempt to understand the human experience as a series of rational, cognitive choices. What comes under the rubric of ""lived experience"" fits no researcher′s model other than, in the words of one of the volume′s contributors, ""one damned thing after another."" Human subjectivity in lived experience, both that of the subject and of the researcher, is the topic of Investigating Subjectivity, an important corrective to the cool, disdainful stance of most previous social research. The dozen contributors examine various aspects of subjectivity--the emotions, the gendered nature of experiences, the body-mind relationship, perceptions of time, place and setting, understanding of the self--and how these elements provide a fuller understanding of the human condition. Incorporating subjectivity into research requires a new set of methods--systematic introspection, self-ethnography, staged readings, poetry, stories--many of which are demonstrated in the book. It also requires a focus on mundane (minor ailments, media images, hobbies) and extraordinary elements (exotic trips, earthquakes, abortion experience), which make up the bulk of lived experience and how people react to these life events. Investigating Subjectivity stands out from any others in the field because the emphasis is on research rather than theory or conceptualization. This outstanding volume is quality reading for academicians, undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, cultural studies, qualitative methods, and communication, especially those interested in emotions, narration, textual analysis, and symbolic interaction. ""This is an unusual and intriguing book consisting of eleven articles and the authors′ excellent, well-written, and probing introduction. The book unflinchingly pursues ′subjectivity′ as an important and legitimate object of scientific research. . . . The writers challenge the continuing dominance of eighteenth-century rationalism by challenging the contemporary social science model that ′transforms emotional experience into models of rational action.′"" --Perspectives on Political Science ""The authors suggest that the volume be judged by whether it provokes feelings in the readers that they have lived, or could live, the experiences described. This reviewer argues that the editors have succeeded in their goal. . . . this reviewer recommends the book to the rehabilitationist who is interested in either conducting research or the application of research to practice. . . . This is an appropriate tool for the rehabilitation professional."" --Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ""This volume demonstrates an exciting reinvigoration of interactionism as it collides with phenomenology, existential sociology, and poststructuralism."" --Contemporary Sociology
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Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc
Published date | 27 Apr 1992
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 272
Dimensions | 215 x 139 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 370g
ISBN | 978-0-8039-4497-8
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BISAC | social science / sociology / general
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