International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. Том 10. 2003. С. 203-220
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.