{"product_id":"self-and-subjectivity-in-social-research-hardcover","title":"Self and Subjectivity in Social Research - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Maria Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Durston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that thinks about what it means to be human and what this could mean for social research. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing ontological shifts across the social sciences, the book reconsiders the nature of self, experience and social reality and their implications for doing research differently. It delves into wide-ranging topics from the self in crisis, through the self and the nature of language, to ethics and the self. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps you understand epistemology and ontology in practice with case studies of real world research;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritiques dominant approaches and examines global perspectives and contexts that challenge them;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the potential of interdisciplinary approaches to resolve tensions in social research;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how ontology can shape research practice, policy development and social support systems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will help \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epostgraduate \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003estudents, academics, researchers and teachers embrace new ways \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eof \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethinking about self and subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Donna M Thomas is a Co-director of ICreateS, an international research unit based at the University of Central Lancashire, specialising in qualitative research methods for the exploration of self, subjectivity and consciousness. Donna is an honorary researcher at Great Ormand Street Hospital and has over 25 years of qualitative research experience, applied in contexts such as local government, health and academia. Donna's specialisms include linguistics, semiotics, epistemology, ontology and developing qualitative methods for applied research. Donna has several research areas which include exploring the nature of self and consciousness with everyday people and investigating extra sensory experience with children and young people. Donna is the author of academic papers on the subjects of self and consciousness and author of 'Children's Unexplained Experiences in a Post Materialist World' (2023), John Hunt Publishing. Donna appears on podcasts and writes public interest pieces on the nature of self and consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Sarah Durston obtained her PhD at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 2003. In her thesis, she combined structural and functional neuroimaging techniques to study brain development and function in ADHD, including for two formative years at the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology in New York. After graduating, Sarah became a faculty member at the University Medical Centre Utrecht in the Netherlands. Here, she started her lab, the NICHE neuroimaging lab, on the biology of developmental disorders, which continued until 2021. The lab originally focused on how (biological) risks for developmental disorders might translate to changes in brain function, structure or connectivity and - ultimately - lead to behavioural changes. Some ten years ago, Sarah began to realise that the answer to what causes developmental disorders is not to be found solely in biology. She wrote the book 'The Universe, Life and Everything' on how a scientific paradigm shift is taking place (Amsterdam University Press, 2017) and re-directed the lab towards studying psychological, social cultural and transcendental aspects in the experience of individuals with developmental disorders. Sarah is honorary professor at UCLan, Co-Director of ICreateS international Research Unit and Chair of the Sentience \u0026amp; Science Foundation in the Netherlands. She has (co-)authored over 150 academic publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589817553093,"sku":"9781529767704","price":167.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Hb7aFGWQYY9781529767704.webp?v=1784974124","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/self-and-subjectivity-in-social-research-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}