Qualitative Methods and Relational Sociology: Cultural Issues and Reflexivity in the Study of Social Relations

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICHE SOCIALI
Author/s Isabella Crespi, Stefania Giada Meda
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/1
Language Italian Pages 27 P. 33-59 File size 403 KB
DOI 10.3280/SP2017-001003
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Aim of this paper is to show how, why and to what extent qualitative methods are useful/adequate to study social relations in a relational perspective. Reflexivity is largely practiced in qualitative research, where it is used to legitimate and validate research procedures. The growing importance of reflexivity in relational studies and qualitative research are fundamental features to analyse in postmodern societies. The paper looks at the ontological, epistemological and methodological aspects of this crossing between theory and methods and sees how the two interact and intersect from a general point of view and that of an applied research. Qualitative methods offers an added value to relational sociology especially in looking at cultural and symbolic aspects of relations, research project reflexive process and comprehension of social contexts

Keywords: Qualitative Methods; Reflexivity; Relational Sociology; Culture.

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Isabella Crespi, Stefania Giada Meda, Metodi qualitativi e sociologia relazionale: dimensioni culturali e riflessività nello studio delle relazioni sociali in "SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICHE SOCIALI" 1/2017, pp 33-59, DOI: 10.3280/SP2017-001003