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Attachment and the archive: barriers and facilitators to the use of historical sociology as complementary developmental science

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores historical sociology as a complementary source of knowledge for scientific research, considering barriers and facilitators to this work through reflections on one project. This project began as a study of the emergence and reception of the infant disorganized attachment classification, introduced in the 1980s by Ainsworth's student Mary Main, working with Judith Solomon. Elsewhere I have reported on the findings of collaborative work with attachment researchers, without giving full details of how this came about. Here, I will offer personal reflections arising from the process, and my work in what Hasok Chang has called history as "complementary science."

Source: Science in Context

DOI: 10.1017/s0269889719000243

Author: Robbie Duschinsky

Institution: University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Subfield: General Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,980

Funder: Wellcome Trust