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idiographic

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id·i·o·graph·ic  (d--grfk)
adj.
Relating to or concerned with discrete or unique facts or events: History is an idiographic discipline, studying events that cannot be repeated.
idiographic [ˌɪdɪəʊˈgræfɪk]
adj
(Psychology) Psychol of or relating to the study of individuals Compare nomothetic
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Adj.1.idiographic - relating to or involving the study of individuals
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
nomothetic - relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles


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Interpretative phenomenological analysis' (14,15) was the methodological basis for this study, following an idiographic approach to analysis by looking in detail at a single case and then moving on to examine the others, case by case.
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Although the book is based on qualitative research related to specific incidents of racist violence in London, Hewitt goes far beyond an idiographic account of particular events to offer a sophisticated theoretical analysis of a huge body of literature that addresses these questions.
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