From Anxiety to Method in the Behavioral Sciences

George Devereux

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From Anxiety to Method in the Behavioral Sciences

George Devereux
With contributions by: Weston La Barre

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1967

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Preface
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Contents
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Introduction
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The argument
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PART I. Data and anxiety
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CHAPTER I. The quest for a scientific behavioral science
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CHAPTER II. The distinctiveness of behavioral science
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CHAPTER III. Reciprocities between observer and subject
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CHAPTER IV. Psychological implications of the reciprocity between observer and subject
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CHAPTER V. Countertransference in behavioral science
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CHAPTER VI. Anxiety reactions to behavioral science data
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PART II. Countertransference in behavioral science research
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CHAPTER VII. Professional defenses
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CHAPTER VIII. Sublimatory vs. defensive uses of methodology
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CHAPTER IX. The irrational in sexual research
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CHAPTER Χ. The relevance of primitive theories of behavior
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PART III. The scientist and his science
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CHAPTER XI. Culturally imposed distortions
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CHAPTER XII. The scientist's social background
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CHAPTER XIII. Human status and the self-relevance of research
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CHAPTER XIV. The self-model: Somatotype and race
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CHAPTER XV. The self-model: Sex
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CHAPTER XVI. Age as a countertransference factor
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CHAPTER XVII. Personality and the distortion of data
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CHAPTER XVIII. Personality and its role in the study of groups and individuals
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CHAPTER XIX. Elicited countertransference: The complementary role
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PART IV. Distortion as the road to objectivity
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CHAPTER XX. Eliciting as disturbance
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CHAPTER XXI. The exploitation of disturbances produced by observation
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CHAPTER XXII. The partition between subject and observer
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CHAPTER XXIII. Partition theory and the nature of behavioral science data
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CHAPTER XXIV. Partition, structure and explanation
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Notes
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Bibliography
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111667317

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Keywords for this book

Psychology -- Methodology; Ethnopsychology -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Methodology

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From Anxiety to Method in the Behavioral Sciences

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

The argument

CHAPTER I. The quest for a scientific behavioral science

CHAPTER II. The distinctiveness of behavioral science

CHAPTER III. Reciprocities between observer and subject

CHAPTER IV. Psychological implications of the reciprocity between observer and subject

CHAPTER V. Countertransference in behavioral science

CHAPTER VI. Anxiety reactions to behavioral science data

CHAPTER VII. Professional defenses

CHAPTER VIII. Sublimatory vs. defensive uses of methodology

CHAPTER IX. The irrational in sexual research

CHAPTER Χ. The relevance of primitive theories of behavior

CHAPTER XI. Culturally imposed distortions

CHAPTER XII. The scientist's social background

CHAPTER XIII. Human status and the self-relevance of research

CHAPTER XIV. The self-model: Somatotype and race

CHAPTER XV. The self-model: Sex

CHAPTER XVI. Age as a countertransference factor

CHAPTER XVII. Personality and the distortion of data

CHAPTER XVIII. Personality and its role in the study of groups and individuals

CHAPTER XIX. Elicited countertransference: The complementary role

CHAPTER XX. Eliciting as disturbance

CHAPTER XXI. The exploitation of disturbances produced by observation

CHAPTER XXII. The partition between subject and observer

CHAPTER XXIII. Partition theory and the nature of behavioral science data

CHAPTER XXIV. Partition, structure and explanation

Notes

Bibliography

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