Syllabus for

M.A. / M.Sc. in Psychology

University of Calcutta

2024

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SEMESTER 1
MODULE COURSE MARKS CREDIT
1 Core Course 1 Cognitive Psychology 50 4
2 Core Course 2 Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology 50 4
3 Core Course 3 Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology 50 4
4 Core Course 4 Practical I 50 4
5 Core Course 5 Practical II 50 4
TOTAL 250 20

SEMESTER 2
MODU COURSE MARKS CREDIT
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6 Core Course 6 Behaviour & Biology 50 4
7 Core Course 7 Developmental theories and Personality 50 4
8 Core Course 8 Social and Cultural Psychology 50 4
9 Core Course 9 Practical III 50 4
10 Core Course 10 Practical IV 50 4
TOTAL 250 20

SEMSETER 3
MODULE COURSE MARKS CREDIT
11 Core Course 11 Clinical Psychology 50 4
12 Core Course 12 Positive Psychology 50 4
13 Elective Course (ONE OUT OF THREE) 50 4
(Practical)
EC 1.1 Clinical Psychology Special Practical I
EC 1.2 Social Psychology Special Practical I
EC 1.3 Research Methodology and Data Analysis
Special Practical I
14 Course 14 CBCC Interdisciplinary course as per University 50 4
A: Psychology rules
15 Course 15 CBCC Interdisciplinary course as per University 50 4
B rules
TOTAL 250 20

SEMESTER 3 (INTERDISCIPLINARY) CBCC

Course to be offered for students from other departments

COURSE MARKS CREDIT

CBCC Psychology 50 4

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SEMESTER 4
MODULE COURSE MARKS CREDIT
16 Elective Course (ONE OUT OF THREE) 50 4
(Practical)
EC 2.1 Clinical Psychology Special Practical II
EC 2.2 Social Psychology Special Practical II
EC 2.3 Research Methodology and Data Analysis
Special Practical II

17 Elective Course (ONE OUT OF THREE) 50 4

(Theory)
EC 3.1 Special Theory Clinical I: Psychotherapy
EC 3.2 Special Theory Social I: Critical Psychology
and Psychology of Gender
EC 3.3 Special Theory I - Research Methodology and
Data Analysis
18 Core Course 13 Internship/ Dissertation (as per choice of 50 4
students) [This paper is independent of
Elective Special Course]
19 Elective Course (ONE OUT OF THREE) 50 4
(Theory)
EC 4.1 Special Theory Clinical II - Health Psychology
& Neuropsychology
EC 4.2 Special Theory Social II - Psychology of
Power and Peace
EC 4.3 Special Theory II - Research Methodology &
Data Analysis
20 Elective Course (ONE OUT OF THREE) 50 4
(Theory)
EC 5.1 Special Clinical Theory III - Forensic
Psychology
EC 5.2 Special Theory Social III - Social
Psychological Issues in Community
EC 5.3 Special Theory III - Research Methodology &
Data Analysis
TOTAL 250 20

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Detailed Syllabus

SEMESTER I
CC1: Cognitive Psychology
 Attention (Theories of Attention - Selection, Resource Allocation, Divided Attention,
Early versus Late models of attentions - debate, Cueing experiments, Selective set
versus selective filtering experiments)
 Memory (Models of memory; Working memory)
 Signal detection
 Linguistics
 Deception
 Imagery

List of selected books:

 Best, J.B. (1989). Cognitive Psychology, Second Edition, West Publishing Company,
New York.
 Galotti, K.M. (2008). Cognitive Psychology: In and out of the laboratory (2nd Ed.).
Bangalore: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning India Private Limited.
 Matlin, M.W. (2014). Cognition (8th Edition). Delhi: Pearson.
 Solso, R.L. (2004). Cognitive Psychology, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi.
 Sternberg, R.J. (2009). Applied Cognitive Psychology: Perceiving, Learning and
Remembering. Delhi: Cengage Learning India Private Limited.

CC2: Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology

 Research designs
 Analysis & interpretation of nominal data
 Non-parametric statistics
 Steps of inferential statistics
 Factorial ANOVA

List of selected books:

 Bryman, A. (2004). Quantity and Quality in Social Research: Routledge.
 Dyer, C. (2001). Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methodology
and Statistics (2nd ed.), Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

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  Kerlinger, F.N., and Lee, H.B. (1999). Foundations of Behavioural Research.
Wadsworth.
 Guilford, J.P. and Fruchter (1989). Statistics in Psychology & Education. McGraw
Hills.
 Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental design in behavioural research. New Delhi: Wiley
Eastern.

CC3: Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology

 Historical moments, ethical issues, trustworthiness
 Sampling
 Methods of data generation
 Construction of semi-structured interview and data generation

List of selected books:

 Flick, U. (Ed.) (2014). The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis. Sage, Los
Angeles.
 Czrniawska, B. (2004). Narratives in Social Science Research. New Delhi: Sage.
 Denzin, N.K., and Lincoln, Y.S. (Latest edition). Handbook of qualitative research.
Thousand Oaks: Sage
 Mason, J. (2018). Qualitative Researching. Third edition. Sage, Los Angeles.
 Bailey, C.A. (2018). A guide to qualitative field research. Third edition. Sage, Los
Angeles.
 Boreus, K. and Bergstrom, G. (2017). Analyzing text and discourse: Eight approaches
for the social sciences. Sage, Los Angeles.
 Gobo, G. (2008). Doing ethnography. Los Angeles: Sage.
 Riecoeur, P. (2004). The conflict of Interpretations. London: Continuum.
 Silverman, D. (2000). Doing qualitative research – A practical handbook. Thousand
Oaks: Sage.
 Smith, J.A. (2008). Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods.
London: Sage.
 Srivastava, V.K. (2004). Methodology and Fieldwork. New Delhi: Oxford.

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CC4: Practical I
 Experimentation - laboratory experiment (attention / memory / decision making)
 Field experiment (social influence)

CC5: Practical II
 Cognitive assessment - WAIS, PGI - memory, Trail making, N back test

SEMESTER II

CC6: Behaviour and Biology

 Evolution of human brain - theories, social brain hypothesis
 Genetic basis of behaviour and disorders
 Endocrine and neurotransmitter systems in relation to cognition, behaviour, stress
 Lobe functions
 Assessment - ERP, Biofeedback, neuropsychological aspect of WAIS and BGT

List of selected books:

 Kim, Y-K. (Ed.) (2009). Handbook of Behaviour Genetics. Springer.
 Guyton, A.C., and Hall, J.E. (2011). Textbook of Medical Physiology. Twelfth Edition.
Elsevier: Philadelphia.
 Mills, K.R. (Eds.) (2016). Oxford Textbook of Clinical Neurophysiology. Oxford
University Press. London.

CC7: Developmental theories and Personality

 Piaget, Vygotsky & Kohlberg - advanced perspectives
 Ageing & its psycho-social correlates
 Seminal Paper on Freud, Theories of personality - Jung, Adler, Klein, Mahler, Dollard-
Miller, Kelly, Rollo May & Frankl

List of selected books:

 Feldman (2010). Discovering the Lifespan. New Delhi: Pearson Education, Inc.
 Harris, M. (1998). Exploring developmental psychology: Understanding theory and
methods. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

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  Mitchell, P. and Ziegler, F. (2007). Fundamentals of development: The Psychology of
Childhood. New York: Psychology Press.
 Preitler, B. (2015). Grief and Disappearance: Psychosocial Interventions. Sage: Los
Angeles.
 Sharma, K.L. (Ed.) (2007). Studies in Gerontology: Intergenerational perspectives.
Rawat Publications. Jaipur.
 Sigelman, G.K., & Schaffer, D.R. (1995). Life-span human development. Brooks/ Cole
Publishing Co. Pacific Grove, California.
 Schroeder, C.S. and Gordon, B.N. (2002). Assessment and treatment of childhood
problems: A clinician’s guide, 2nd edition, The Guilford Press, New York.
 Arockiasamy, A. (2005). Personality Psychology. Thanjavur: Aranya Publishers.
 Feist, J., Feist, G.L. and Roberts, T-A. (2018). (Indian Edition). Theories of Personality.
McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited.
 Hall, C.S. and Lindzey, G. (1978). Theories of Personality, 3rd edition New York, John
Wiley.
 Hhelle, L.A. and Ziegler (1981). Personality theories: Basic assumptions research and
applications, Singapore, McGraw Hill.
 Ryckman, R.M. (1993). Theories of Personality (5th edition). Pacific Grove, California,
Brooks/ Cole Publishing Company.

CC8: Social and Cultural Psychology

 Social Identity Theory, Fromm's Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
 Theories of stigma
 Theories of Aggression
 Identity and Culture - enculturation, acculturation
 Indigenous theories, folk psychology

List of selected books:

 Fiske, S.T., Gilbert, D.T., and Lindzey, G. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of Social
Psychology, 5th Edition. Wiley & Co.
 Gilbert, D.T., Fiske, S.T., and Lindzey, G. (1998). The Handbook of Social Psychology.
McGraw-Hill.
 Cohen, D. and Kitayama, S. (2020). Handbook of Cultural Psychology. Guilford Press.
 Fromm, E. (1995) [1956]. The art of loving. Thorsons: Dublin.
 Goffman, E. (1963). Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. New York:
Simon & Schuster.

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CC9: Practical III
 Personality Assessment - EPQ, 16PF, Rorschach, TAT

CC10: Practical IV
 Qualitative method - Interview including Narrative Interview and Focus Group
Discussion

SEMESTER III
CC11: Clinical Psychology
 Classification of Psychiatric disorders - ICD and DSM
 Clinical features of - Schizophrenia, Mood Disorder (Bipolar Affective Disorder,
Depression), Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Phobia, OCD, Dissociative Disorder
 Overview of Personality Disorders - Borderline, Antisocial, Anankastic

List of selected books:

 Boland, R., Verduin, M., and Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of
Psychiatry. 12 th Edition. Wolters Kluver. Philadelphia.
 Mueser, K.T. and Jeste, D.V. (Eds.) (2008). Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia. The
Guilford Press, New York.
 DeRubeis, R.J. and Strunk, D.R. (Eds.). (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Mood
Disorders. Oxford University Press, London.
 Antony, M.M. and Stein, M.B. (Eds.). (2008). Oxford Handbook of Anxiety and
Related Disorders. Oxford University Press. London.
 Millon, T., Grossman, S., Millon, C., Meagher, S., and Ramnath, R. (2004). Personality
disorders in modern life. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey.

CC12: Positive Psychology

 Introduction to Positive Psychology;
 Strength-based development - Forgiveness, Humour, Happiness, Gratitude, Silence,
Authenticity, Resilience, Hope,
 Positive being and growth - Mindfulness, Yogic philosophy, Meditation, Buddhist
philosophy

List of selected books:

 Snyder, C.R., and Lopez, S.J. (Eds.) (2002). Handbook of Positive Psychology, Oxford
University Press.

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  Snyder, C.R. (Ed.) (2000). Handbook of hope: Theory, measures and applications.
Academic Press: Santiago.
 Hanh, T. N. (1987). The miracle of mindfulness: An introduction to the practice of
meditation. Beacon Press, Boston.
 Sim, S. (2007). Manifesto for silence: Confronting the Politics and culture of noise.
Edinburgh University Press.
 Wong, P.T.P., McDonald, and D. Klaassen (Eds). (2007). The positive psychology of
meaning and spirituality. Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.
 Lopez, S. and Snyder, C.R. (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology assessment.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
 Vivekananda. S. (Latest edition). Samagra Yoga. Udbodhon Karyalaya.

EC 1.1 Clinical Psychology Special Practical I

 Case history, MSE / Behavioural observations, Psychometric assessment

EC 1.2 Social Psychology Special Practical I

 Using appropriate method (Quantitative / qualitative/ mixed) - Self and Social identity
/ Implicit Attitude / Deception / Media

EC 1.3 Research Methodology and Data Analysis Special Practical I

 Sampling and data analysis in qualitative research; Research design, sampling design
and data analysis in quantitative research

CBCC-A: Psychology
 Cognitive processes (attention and memory)
 Affective processes (emotion and motivation)
 Personality (Freud, Jung, Erikson, Maslow)
 Neuropsychological basis of behaviour

List of selected books:

 Matlin, M.W. (2014). Cognition (8th Edition). Delhi: Pearson.
 Solso, R.L. (2004). Cognitive Psychology, Sixth Edition. Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi.
 Feist, J., Feist, G.L. and Roberts, T-A. (2018). (Indian Edition). Theories of Personality.
McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited.

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  Hall, C.S. and Lindzey, G. (1978). Theories of Personality, 3rd edition New York, John
Wiley.
 Levinthal, C.F. (1983). Introduction to Physiological Psychology. Prentice-Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Module 14 & 15 – CBCC- A & B- Courses will be taken from other departments

SEMESTER IV
EC 2.1 Clinical Psychology Special Practical II
Case history, MSE / Behavioural observations, Psychometric assessment

EC 2.2 Social Psychology Special Practical II

Ethnography / Life History

EC 2.3 Research Methodology and Data Analysis Special Practical II

 Apriori inferential statistics (repeated measure and mixed design ANOVA, ANCOVA,
MANOVA and MANCOVA) and post-hoc analysis (Tukey, Duncan, Newman,
Bonferroni)
 Prediction statistics: Multiple regression analysis (step-wise and hierarchical)
 Logistic regression
 Path analysis: Concept and computations using software
 Dimensionality reduction techniques: Exploratory Factor analysis, Principal
component analysis, Maximum likelihood method, Confirmatory Factor analysis,
Independent component analysis, Concept and computations using software.
 Classification techniques - cluster analysis, discriminant function analysis

List of selected books:

 Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental design in behavioural research. New Delhi: Wiley
Eastern.
 Field, A. (2019). Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. Sage Publications
Ltd.
 Dillon, W.R. & Goldstein, M. (1984). Multivariate analysis: Methods & Applications.
John Wiley & Sons: USA.

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  Dyer, C. (2001). Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methodology
and Statistics (2nd Ed.) Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
 Guilford, J.P. and Fruchter (1989). Statistics in Psychology & Education. McGraw
Hills.
 Siegal, S. (2002). Non-parametric statistics for the behavioural sciences. New Delhi:
Tata McGraw Hill.
 Siegal, S., and Castellan, N.J. (1988). Non-parametric Statistics. McGraw Hill.

EC 3.1 Special Theory Clinical I: Psychotherapy

 Different approaches of psychotherapeutic intervention - Supportive, Re-educative,
Reconstructive;
 Different methods of psychotherapeutic intervention - Psychoanalysis, Client-centred
therapy, Cognitive-behavioural therapy, Behavioural therapy, Existential therapy
 Factors contributing to response in psychotherapy and other critical issues,
 Research in Psychotherapy

List of selected books:

 Hersen, M., Sledge, W. (Eds.) (2002). Encyclopaedia of Psychotherapy. Elsevier
Science Ltd.
 Wolberg, L.R. (1995). The technique of psychotherapy. Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers.
 Dryden, W. (Ed.) (1996). Developments in Psychotherapy: Historical Perspectives.
Sage: London.
 Frankl, V.E. (1984). Man’s search for meaning (Rev. ed.) New York: Washington
Square Press/ Pocket Books.

EC 3.2 Special Theory Social I: Critical Psychology and Psychology of Gender

 Critical Psychology: Introduction; critical social issues - caste, class, gender, disability,
displacement
 Politics of madness, Social justice
 Feminist theories and queer theory
 Psychology of men and masculinity

List of selected books:

 Fox, D., Prilleltensky, I. and A., S. (2009). Critical Psychology: An Introduction. Sage
Publications Inc.

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EC 3.3 Special Theory I: Research Methodology and Data Analysis
 Quantitative and Qualitative research methodology - Critical review writing
 APA guidelines for report writing
 Concept of meta-analysis

List of selected books:

 Field, A. (2019). Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. Sage Publications
Ltd.
 Dillon, W.R. & Goldstein, M. (1984). Multivariate analysis: Methods & Applications.
John Wiley & Sons: USA.
 Dyer, C. (2001). Research in Psychology: A practical Guide to Research Methodology
and Statistics (2nd Ed.) Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
 Guilford, J.P. and Fruchter (1989). Statistics in Psychology & Education. McGraw
Hills.

CC13: Internship/ Dissertation (as per choice of students) [This paper is independent of
Elective Special Course]

EC 4.1 Special Theory Clinical II - Health Psychology & Neuropsychology

 Diathesis, coping, illness behaviour
 Grief, death anxiety; Stress related disorders - CVD, IBS, Diabetes, Obesity
 Neuropsychology - overview, language network, memory - emotion network
 Neurocognitive disorders - Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s & Fronto-temporal dementia

List of selected books:

 Cooper, C.L., and Quick, J.C. (Eds.) (2017). The Handbook of Stress and Health: A
Guide to Research and Practice. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
 Cheryl D. Conrad, C.D. (Ed.) (2011). The Handbook of Stress: Neuropsychological
effects on the brain. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
 Preitler, B. (2015). Grief and Disappearance: Psychosocial Interventions. Sage: Los
Angeles.
 Harkness, K.L., and Hayden, E.P. (Eds.) (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Stress and
Mental Health. Oxford University Press.

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EC 4.2 Special Theory Social II - Psychology of Power and Peace
 Authoritarianism
 Foucault's analysis of power
 Terrorism
 Peace and Spirituality

List of selected books:

 MacNair, R.M. (2011). The Psychology of Peace: An Introduction. Westport, CT.
 Adorno, T., Else, F-B; Levinson, D., Sanford, N. (1993) [1950]. The Authoritarian
Personality. Studies in Prejudice Series. Vol. 1. New York City: Harper & Row and W.
W. Norton & Company.
 Mogaddam,F. (2006). From the Terrorists' Point of View: What They Experience and
Why They Come to Destroy. Praeger Security International.
 W. G. K. Stritzke, S. Lewandowsky, D. Denemark, J. Clare, & F. Morgan (Eds.) (2009).
Terrorism and torture: An interdisciplinary perspective (pp. 106–124). Cambridge
University Press.
 Culliford, L. (2011). The Psychology of Spirituality. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

EC 4.3 Special Theory II: Research Methodology & Data Analysis

Advanced Qualitative Method - Participatory Action Research, Archival research, Oral history

EC 5.1 Special Clinical Theory III - Forensic Psychology

 Definition of Forensic Psychology, guidelines for forensic psychology for
psychologists; Role of forensic psychologist; Biopsychosocial perspectives
 Child custody & evaluation (parental evaluation considering best interest of child), role
of collateral information; evidences
 Crowd scanning & identification of subject - BOSS & SETS; Facial recognition
cameras; facial recognition glasses, surveillance cameras with facial recognition
technology that with enable police to identify wanted snapset in a crowd, TTI (Tell Tale
Indicator)
 Criminal behaviour profiling - case history, interview, MSE; psychological tests'
application to forensics, Neuropsychological tests' application to forensics, special
scales/ measures; competence to stand trials, give evidence; techniques for assessment
- polygraph, BEOS, Hypnosis, Narco-interview, SDS, Polygraph, BEOS, Suspect
detection system, crime profiling/ writing report
 Forensic Psychological Rehabilitation - risk-need responsivity model, good lives
model, therapeutic jurisprudence model, human rights and normative; rehabilitation of
offenders - case presentation

List of selected books:

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  McLaughlin, E., and Newburn, T. (Eds.) (2013). The Sage Handbook of Criminological
Theory. Sage: Los Angeles.
 Williams, K.S. (2004). Textbook on Criminology, 5th edition. Oxford University Press.
 Brown, J., and Campbell, E. (2010). The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 Kapardis, A. (2009). Psychology and Law: A critical introduction. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
 Sheldon, K., Davies, J., and Howells, K. (Eds.) (2011). Research in Practice for
Forensic Professionals. Abingdon: Routledge.
 Sturmey, P., and McMurran, M. (2011). Forensic Case Formulation. Chichester: Wiley.

EC 5.2 Special Theory Social III - Social Psychological Issues in Community

 Community Psychology: Journey in the global context, Issues. Values & tools for
liberation and wellbeing, Ecology, Prevention, Promotion.
 Community & Power. Commitment, accountability, inclusion.
 Community Psychology intervention: Social, Organizational, Small group, Individual
level, Marginalization, Globalization Power & Social justice, Colonization & Racism,
Immigration and adaptation, Disadvantaged children & family
 Environmental issues. Future of Community Psychology.

List of selected books:

 Nelson, G. & Prillentensky, I. (Eds.) (2010). Community Psychology: In pursuit of
liberation and well-being. Palgrave Macmillon.

EC 5.3 Special Theory III - Research Methodology & Data Analysis

 Sample size determination and G* power analysis; Survival analysis; Missing value
analysis;
 Bootstrapping; Steps of diagnostic and psychometric tool construction.
 Bibliometric analysis, Systematic Review and meta-analysis
 Partial least square, structural equation modelling, Covariate-based structural equation
modelling.
 Reflexivity and allied uses in qualitative method

List of selected books:

 Field, A. (2019). Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. Sage Publications
Ltd.
 Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental design in behavioural research. New Delhi: Wiley
Eastern.

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 Dillon, W.R. & Goldstein, M. (1984). Multivariate analysis: Methods & Applications.
John Wiley & Sons: USA.
 Dyer, C. (2001). Research in Psychology: A practical Guide to Research Methodology
and Statistics (2nd Ed.) Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
 Guilford, J.P. and Fruchter (1989). Statistics in Psychology & Education. McGraw
Hills.
 Siegal, S. (2002). Non-parametric statistics for the behavioural sciences. New Delhi:
Tata McGraw Hill.
 Siegal, S., and Castellan, N.J. (1988). Non-parametric Statistics. McGraw Hill.
 Denzin, N.K., and Lincoln, Y.S. (Latest edition). Handbook of qualitative research.
Thousand Oaks: Sage
 Bailey, C.A. (2018). A guide to qualitative field research. Third edition. Sage, Los
Angeles.
 Boreus, K. and Bergstrom, G. (2017). Analyzing text and discourse: Eight approaches
for the social sciences. Sage, Los Angeles.
 Gobo, G. (2008). Doing ethnography. Los Angeles: Sage.
 Silverman, D. (2000). Doing qualitative research – A practical handbook. Thousand
Oaks: Sage.
 Smith, J.A. (2008). Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods.
London: Sage.

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