Mapping Social Relations: A Primer in Doing Institutional Ethnography - Brossura

Campbell, Marie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 155193034X ISBN 13: 9781551930343

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr Higher education, 2004

Riassunto

Published Under the Garamond Imprint

Available in the US through AltaMira Press.

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 "the relationship of micro to macro processes" 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 knolwedge 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.

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr Higher education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 155193034X
• ISBN 13: 9781551930343
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile