The Behavioral Scientist
Insider and Outsider
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10220484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cynthia P Deutsch (New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 172-191 |
| Publication date | 1981-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb02631.x |
| OpenAlex | W2130955700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 7 |
A problem with respect to social action research is being sufficiently “outside” to be objective, and yet enough “inside” to understand the phenomena being studied. The issue of critical periods in development is used as an example of the problem, in terms of the tendency to be wedded to convenient theories, the difficulty in examining the bureaucratic‐institutional socialization process, the problem of avoiding conformity when one is an insider, and the general difficulty of incorporating research findings into social programming and policy decisions. Some suggestions are offered, including the potential role of SPSSI as an organization of “significant others” for the social researcher and the behavioral scientist
Action (physics · Behavioural sciences · Bureaucracy · Conformity · Economics · Epistemology · Insider · Milgram experiment · Obedience · Political science · Positive economics · Process (computing · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
Beyond methodological nationalism in insider research with migrants
The challenges of insider research in educational institutions
Ethnographic positioning in a boarding house setting
Sustaining knowledge exchange and research impact in the social sciences and humanities
The Politics of “Being and Becoming” a Researcher
The risk of 'going observationalist
Gender Discrimination as an Intergroup Issue
Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings
Navigating Social Class Roles in Community Research
Embodied Social Justice
On the Outside Looking In
The Ambivalent Insider/Outsider Status of Academic 'Homecomers
Sociocultural contexts and power dynamics in research interviews
Reflexive accounts about qualitative interviewing within the context of educational policy in North Cyprus
Conducting fieldwork at and away from home
But You Are Also Ghanaian, You Should Know
Insider/Outsider Issues for Development Researchers from the Global South
The marketization of economic informality
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2025 (40) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |