The "Unfinished Sentences" Technique in Studying Loneliness Phenomenon

Abstract

The article deals with the unfinished sentences technique as a soft, qualitative way to collect and analyze sociological data. The article represents an attempt to describe the main features of qualitative approach to designing, conducting and analyzing the semi-structured data of sociological research based on the unfinished sentences technique and aimed at studying the problem of loneliness. The article also proposes a scheme to apply typological analysis principles to the data obtained through the unfinished sentences technique.

Keywords

• метод неоконченных предложений
• полуструктурированные данные
• социологическое исследование
• одиночество
• типологический анализ
• качественный подход