Mapping Social Relations - by Marie L Campbell & Frances Gregor (Paperback)

About the Book

This is a book about a distinctive methodological approach inspired by Dorothy Smith_one of Canada's most respected scholars. Institutional ethnography aims to answer questions about how everyday life is organized. What is conventionally understood as 'the relationship of micr...

Book Synopsis

This is a book about a distinctive methodological approach inspired by Dorothy Smith_one of Canada's most respected scholars. 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 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.

Review Quotes

For those of us in the U.S. who search for a powerful method of inquiry for critical social analysis, Mapping Social Relations makes a thorough and long-needed contribution.

About the Author

Marie L. Campbell is professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Frances Gregor is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.