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In this chapter I want to focus attention on to research methods and methodological approaches to the study of family relationships and intimate life. Through analysis of empirical data from original research,2 I will demonstrate how different methods produce distinctive kinds of data and the ways in which these underpin how we make sense of and understand intimacy and family relationships.
Reprint of Chapter 6, J. Gabb (2008) Researching Intimacy in Families. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Gabb, J. (2012). The Affect of Methods. In: Hines, S., Taylor, Y. (eds) Sexualities: Past Reflections, Future Directions. Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137002785_3
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