Discovering Meaning-Making in A Child Custody Context
The Combined Benefits of Using van Manen's Phenomenology and A Critical Lens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12392106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Archer-Kuhn (0000-0003-4114-7060, University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3172 |
| OpenAlex | W2893171208 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Phenomenology as a methodology reveals lived experience (van Manen, 2017); as such, it is an excellent methodology to help us understand the parent perceptions and experiences of child custody decision-making. Qualitative researchers have explored the ways in which lived experience is influenced by issues of culture and gender (Kall & Zeiler, 2014). In this paper, I explain how the key tenets of phenomenology, epoché and reduction, revealed the importance of custody status for participants, and also discuss how differences in gender was rendered invisible in the initial analysis. The flexible nature of phenomenology allowed me to use a critical lens after the initial analysis to consider another understanding of the parent experience, while still revealing lived experience. These new understandings better position us for social justice work
Epistemology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lived experience · Perception · Phenomenology (philosophy · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Work Education and Practice · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |