Mapping Social Relations: A Primer in Doing Institutional

Mapping Social Relations: A Primer in Doing Institutional Ethnography
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This is a book about a distinctive methodological approach inspired by one of Canada's most respected scholars, Dorothy Smith. Institutional ethnography aims to answer questions about how everyday life is organized. What is conventionally understood as â€œthe relationship of micro to macro processesâ€ is, in institutional ethnography, conceptualized and explored in terms of ruling relations.The authors suggest that institutional ethnographers must adopt a particular research stance, one that recognizes that people's own knowledge and ways of knowing are crucial elements of social action and thus of social analysis. Specific attention to text analysis is integral to the approach as is a sensitive to gender relations.

Institutional ethnography is remarkably well suited to the human service curriculum and the training of professionals and activists. Its strategy for learning how to understand problems existing in everyday life appeals to many researchers who are looking for guidance on how to take practical action. At the same time, the highly elaborated theoretical foundation of institutional ethnography is difficult to deal with in the brief time most students are in the classroom. The authors successfully tackle the issue of teaching and applying institutional ethnography. Campbell and Gregor have been testing out instructional methods and materials for many years. MAPPING SOCIAL RELATIONS is the product of that effort.
Country USA
Brand Altamira Press
Manufacturer AltaMira Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2004-09-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780759107526

Country	USA
Brand	Altamira Press
Manufacturer	AltaMira Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2004-09-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780759107526

Mapping Social Relations: A Primer in Doing Institutional Ethnography

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