Working with group-level data in phenomenological research: a modified visual matrix method

A common criticism of phenomenological methods has been that there is a singular focus on individual experience at the cost of broader group level phenomena. In contrast, psychoanalytically informed psychosocial methods have continued to develop novel ways of exploring group level material. A notabl...

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Published in:Qualitative research in psychology 2021-04, Vol.18 (2), p.271-293
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