Autoethnographic Method in the Sociology of Emotions
Autoethnographic Method in the Sociology of Emotions

Summary/Abstract: The article describes how the sociology of emotions can utilise autoethnography. The author analyses the cultural context of the recent methodological career of this perspective as well as its methodological, cognitive and social limitations. By referring to some examples, the author indicates possible uses for autoethnography in the sociological research of emotions. She also considers the theoretical prerequisites for the application of this method in scientific sociological projects.

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