Quantifying human subjectivity using Q method: When quality meets quantity

Qualitative Sociology Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 60-79

  Kamal, Sristi ^a   Kocór, Marcin ^a   Grodzińska Jurczak, MaŁgorzata ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Attitudes categorization; Human subjectivity; Methodology description; Mixed approach; Q methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904718089     PISSN: 17338077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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