ABSTRACT
Introduction .........................................................................................................129 Social research and emotions............................................................................132 Exploring emotions in qualitative research....................................................134 Working with emotions: lessons from psychotherapeutic practice ...........138 Utilizing emotions within the research process: general issues .................140 Applying understanding — an example ........................................................141 Concluding comments .......................................................................................142 References.............................................................................................................143
All aspects of life have emotional components, including the academic production process that involves us as researchers in actively seeking to understand aspects of human behavior and/or the world around us. However, mainstream, arguably
