Notwithstanding the mythical demise of "introspection,"
self-observation has always been an integral aspect of the social
sciences. In the century following the "behavioral revolution,"
psychology has seen a reduction not so much in the frequency as in
the rigor with which self-observation is practiced. A great deal of
self-observation has been renamed or obscured (as, for example,
"self-report"), but this has served only to defer and impoverish
important theoretical and technical work.
This volume, which contributes to the development of a rigorous
theory of self-observation, is organized around three general
objectives: to re-animate a discourse on self-observation through a
historical analysis of various self-observation traditions; to
outline and begin to address some of the unique theoretical
challenges of self-observation; and to elaborate some of the
technical and practical details necessary for realizing a program
of research dedicated to self-observation.
In the first section of the book, three historians of psychology
trace the evolution of self-observation. In the second, three
scholars who are currently working in contemporary traditions of
self-observation discuss the basic theoretical and practical
challenges involved in conducting self-observation research. In the
final two sections of the book, scholars from the phenomenological
and narrative traditions trace the history, theory, and practice of
self-observation in their respective traditions. Self-Observation
in the Social Sciences continues the fine tradition set by
Transaction's History and Theory of Psychology series edited by
Jaan Valsiner. It is of interest to psychologists and to those who
study methodology within the social sciences.
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