Cartographies of Knowledge: Exploring Qualitative Epistemologies

217 Pages·2010·2.744 MB·English

by  Celine-Marie Pascale

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BRIEF CONTENTS
Preface ix
AbouttheAuthor xvii
1. Introduction 1
2. PhilosophicalRootsofResearchMethodologies 13
3. AnalyticInduction 39
4. SymbolicInteraction 77
5. Ethnomethodology 105
6. SocialResearch:DrawingNewMaps 139
References 169
Index 181
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DETAILED CONTENTS
Preface ix
OrganizationoftheBook xi
OutlineoftheChapters xiii
Acknowledgments xv
AbouttheAuthor xvii
1. Introduction 1
MappingtheJourney 1
FamiliarIntellectualGeographies 6
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 11
ConcludingThoughts 11
FurtherReading 12
2. PhilosophicalRootsofResearchMethodologies 13
Introduction 13
TheChangingDiscoursesofSocialScience 16
FeministandCriticalRaceChallenges
toQualitativeResearch 18
InterpretiveChallengestoSocialResearch 21
PhilosophyandPractice 24
OntologyandEpistemology 28
Subjectivity 30
Agency 33
Experience 34
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 35
ConcludingThoughts 37
FurtherReading 38
3. AnalyticInduction 39
Introduction 39
AnalyticInduction:ABriefHistory 40
AnalyticInduction,Postpositivism,andSocialConstructionism 47
TheBasicPremiseofContemporaryAnalyticInduction 53
AnalysisofNewspaper,Television,andInterviewExemplars 55
NewspaperAnalysis 56
TelevisionAnalysis 59
InterviewAnalysis 64
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 70
ConcludingThoughts 75
FurtherReading 76
4. SymbolicInteraction 77
Introduction 77
SymbolicInteraction:ABriefHistory 78
TheBasicPremiseofSymbolicInteraction 87
AnalysisofNewspaper,Television,andInterviewExemplars 89
NewspaperAnalysis 89
TelevisionAnalysis 95
InterviewAnalysis 98
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 102
ConcludingThoughts 104
FurtherReading 104
5. Ethnomethodology 105
Introduction 105
Ethnomethodology:ABriefHistory 108
TheBasicPremiseofEthnomethodology 116
AnalysisofNewspaper,Television,andInterviewExemplars 118
NewspaperAnalysis 119
TelevisionAnalysis 124
InterviewAnalysis 129
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 134
ConcludingThoughts 137
FurtherReading 138
6. SocialResearch:DrawingNewMaps 139
Introduction 139
TheProblemsofSocialResearchRevisited 141
MiningNewMediaWithanOldTool 146
AMatterofEthics:TheMakingofaSocialScientist 151
RevisitingSubjectivity,Agency,andExperience 153
EnvisioningSocialEpistemologies 157
ImplicationsforSocialResearch 163
ConcludingThoughts 166
FurtherReading 167
References 169
Index 181
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PREFACE
C
artographiesofKnowledge:ExploringQualitativeEpistemologiesexam-
ines the theoretical foundations that shape both the premise and logic of
qualitative social research. It critiques the politics of knowledge production by
exploring some of the ways that a 19th-century philosophy of science both
enables and constrains qualitative research in the 21st century. In particular,
CartographiesofKnowledgeillustrateshowqualitativesocialresearchconstructs
knowledge that is recognized as credible social science by exploring analytic
induction,symbolicinteraction,andethnomethodology.
Arguably,analyticinductionisthedefininglogicofqualitativeinquiry.It
is foundational to qualitative research—including the prominent interpretive
strategies of symbolic interaction and ethnomethodology. At the same time,
thelogicofanalyticinductionisusedfrequentlywithpostpositivistandsocial
constructionistresearch.Consequently,thechapteronanalyticinductionasa
methodofinquiry(Chapter3)includesconsiderationsofpostpostivismaswell
asvariousformsofsocialconstructionism.Further,sinceanalyticinductionis
frequentlypracticedasavariationofgroundedtheory,thischapteralsounder-
takesdiscussionofthelogicandtechniquesofanalyticinductioninrelationto
thoseofgroundedtheory.
Symbolic interaction is the earliest form of interpretive research and
remains one of the most common styles of interpretive research practiced
today. Four variations of symbolic interaction are now embodied in distinct
schools of research—the collection of which point to the longevity, intellec-
tualdiversity,andprominenceofthefield.CartographiesofKnowledgedelin-
eates the history and practices associated with each school as well as their
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