Researching “experience”: Embodiment, methodology, process

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-515

  Brown, Steven D ^a   Cromby, John ^b   Harper, David J ^c   Johnson, Katherine ^d   Reavey, Paula ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

embodiment; memory work; methodology; process; social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052203453     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354310377543     Document Type: Article

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