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q. 12 Suspicious and Empathic Interpretations (Suspicious (Explanatory…
q. 12 Suspicious and Empathic Interpretations
Intro:
All Qual. data needs Interpretation:
different Lens, Perspectives, Filters
w diff. Qq.s and Assumptions
Suspicious
Explanatory
Explain
why smth is the way it is,
by
referring
to its
Underlying Meaning
Affinity
w:
bit Social Constructionism too
Realism,
in particular:
Critical R.
need Theory
that
provides
Concepts
to
Interpret
researcher has
Expert Status
claim to
Know More
of Participants
than
participant themselves
Problem:
A priori coding
Against 'big Q'
Danger of:
imposing Meaning
making the Data fit the Theory
ex. Psychoanalysis
Goal
:
Reveal
a
Hidden truth
Empathic
Elaborate and amplify
the
Meaning
contained
in the data
No
use
Theoretical Concepts
form
outside
the data
researcher has
No Expert Status
no Claim he/she knows better
than Participant
No Explaining
Goal
:
understand
the Participant '
from Within
',
getting
as close as possible
to the participant's
Experience
Affinity
w
Phenomenological
pos.
Ethical challenges
Interpretation implies Transformation, and Adding Meaning
power to Claim to Know and to Misrepresent
Res.er need always be Aware of the Effects of claiming to know
especially 4 Suspicious I.
risk of Misrepresenting bc of imposing Theory-Driven meaning upon data