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Postmodernism and Social Research
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Understanding Social Research
By
Mats Alvesson, Alan Bryman (Foreword by)
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 224 pages | | Other Information: | glossary, references, index | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 01 August 2002 |
This book provides an overview of postmodern themes, evaluates the possibilities and dangers of postmodernist thinking and develops ideas on how a selective, sceptical incorporation of postmodernism can make social research more conscious about problems and pitfalls, and more creative in working with empirical material (so called "data"). A reflexive orientation runs throughout the book, which addresses themes such as how to understand the individual in research, how to deal with the knowledge/power connection, how to relate to language and how to unpack rather than take for granted socially dominant categories in research work. One chapter addresses the research interview in the light of postmodernist concerns about the naivety of assuming that the interviewee is simply an informant, a truth-teller authentically expressing his or her experiences and meaning. Other chapters address issues of voice, interpretation, writing and reflexivity. The book includes a range of empirical illustrations of how postmodernist ideas can inspire social research, and in all it represents a valuable text for students and researchers alike. |
Table of ContentsSeries editor's foreword Preface Introduction Postmodernism a sceptical overview Key themes in postmodernism Taking language seriously Unpacking categories Postmodernism and interviews Interpreting and writing Selectively applying pomo thinking an illustration Conclusions Suggested further readings Glossary References Index. About the AuthorMats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Lund, Sweden. He has earlier held positions in Montreal, Turku, Linkoping, Stockholm and Gothenburg. He was Arthur Andersen distinguished visiting scholar at Cambridge University, Spring 2000. Research interests include critical theory, gender, power, knowledge-intensive work and organizations, organizational culture and symbolism, qualitative method and philosophy of science. Recent books include Corporate Culture and Organizational Symbolism (1992, with P. O. Berg), Cultural Perspectives on Organizations (1993), Gender, Managers, and Organizations (1994, with Yvonne Billing), Management of Knowledge-Intensive Companies (1995), Making Sense of Management: A Critical Introduction (1996, with Hugh Willmott), Communication, Power and Organization (1996), Understanding Gender and Organization (1997, with Yvonne Billing), Doing Critical Management Research (2000, with Stan Deetz), Reflexive Methodology (2000, with Kaj Skoldberg) and Understanding Organizational Culture (2002).
| Publisher: | Open University Press | | ISBN: | 033520631X |
| EAN: | 9780335206315 | | Dimensions: | 22.0 x 15.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.37 kg) |
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