2nd Edition
by Paula Reavey (Editor)
This comprehensive volume explores
the set of theoretical, methodological, ethical and analytical issues
that shape the ways in which visual qualitative research is conducted in
psychology. Using visual data such as film making, social media
analyses, photography and model making, the book uniquely uses visual
qualitative methods to broaden our understanding of experience and
subjectivity.
In recent years, visual research has seen a growing
emphasis on the importance of culture in experience-based qualitative
methods. Featuring contributors from diverse research backgrounds
including narrative psychology, personal construct theory and
psychoanalysis, the book examines the potential for visual methods in
psychology. In each chapter of the book, the contributors explore and
address how a visual approach has contributed to existing social and
psychological theory in their line of research.
The book
provides up-to-date insights into combining methods to create new
multi-modal methodologies, and analyses these with psychology-specific
questions in mind. It covers topics such as sexuality, identity, group
processes, child development, forensic psychology, race and gender, and
would be the ideal companion for those studying or undertaking research
in disciplines like psychology, sociology and gender studies.
