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Interpreting `Resistance' Sociologically

A Reflection on the Recontextualization of Psychoanalytic Concepts into Sociological Analysis

Claudia Lapping

University of London, c.lapping{at}ioe.ac.uk

This article explores the contextual, methodological and theoretical implications of using psychoanalytic concepts within sociological analysis. Through the interpretation of an interaction between myself and a research participant as an instance of `resistance', I argue that it is possible to recontextualize psychoanalytic concepts, but that this recontextualization involves an inevitable transformation in meaning. In addition, I suggest that an analysis incorporating psychoanalytically derived interpretations, combined with more traditional approaches to discursive social analysis, can enhance our understanding of social phenomena.

Key Words: discursive regulations • methodology • recontextualization • resistance

Sociology, Vol. 41, No. 4, 627-644 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0038038507078917
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