Cartographies of knowledge : exploring qualitative epistemologies /
The author critiques methodology in relationships to specific methods and argues that despite good intentions, most of this research is still tethered to the Cartesian paradigm. The book also offers a thorough consideration of the ontological and epistemological foundations that give rise to particu...
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| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
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2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; About the Author; 1. Introduction; Mapping the Journey; Familiar Intellectual Geographies; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; 2. Philosophical Roots of Research Methodologies; Introduction; The Changing Discourses of Social Science; Philosophy and Practice; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; 3. Analytic Induction; Introduction; Analytic Induction: A Brief History; The Basic Premise of Contemporary Analytic Induction; Analysis of Newpaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; 4. Symbolic Interaction; Introduction; Symbolic Interaction: A Brief History; The Basic Premise of Symbolic Interaction; Anaylsis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; 5. Ethnomethodology; Introduction; Ethnomethodology: A Brief History; The Basic Premise of Ethnomethodology; Analysis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; 6. Social Research: Drawing New Maps; Introduction; The Problems of Social Research Revisited; A Matter of Ethics: The Making of a Social Scientist; Revisiting Subjectivity, Agency, and Experience; Envisioning Social Epistemologies; Implications for Social Research; Concluding Thoughts; Further Reading; References; Index;
