Methodological Reflections on Practice Oriented Theories

Methodological Reflections on Practice Oriented Theories edited by Michael Jonas, Beate Littig, Angela Wroblewski.

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of methodological issues and empirical methods of practice-oriented research. It examines questions regarding the scope and boundaries of practice-oriented approaches and practice theory. It discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages of the div...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jonas, Michael (Editor), Littig, Beate (Editor), Wroblewski, Angela (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Economic sociology.
Cultural studies.
Sociology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction; Michael Jonas, Beate Littig and Angela Wroblewski
  • Part I. Methodologies and Methodological Aspects of Practice Theories
  • Chapter 2. Sociology of Social Practices: Theory or Modus Operandi of Empirical Research; Robert Schmidt.– Chapter 3. Practice Theory as a Package of Theory, Methods and Vocabulary: Affordances and Limitations; Davide Nicolini
  • Chapter 4. Relationality and Heterogeneity: Transitive Methodology in Practice Theory and Actor–Network Theory; Hilmar Schäfer
  • Chapter 5. Conducting Ethnography with a Sensibility for Practice; Michal Sedlacko
  • Part II. Conceptualisation of the Individual and of the Body in Practice-Oriented Empirical Research
  • Chapter 6. Embodying Practices: The Human Body as a Matter (of Concern) in Social Thought; Jörg Niewöhner and Stefan Beck (†)
  • Chapter 7. (Re)configuring Actors in Practice; Anna Pichelstorfer
  • Chapter 8. White–Collar Bodywork: Practice Centrism and the Materiality of Knowledge Work; Stefan Laube
  • Chapter 9. Personal Metrics: Methodological Considerations of a Praxiographical Approach; Marianne de Laet
  • Part III. Empirical Practice Theory Oriented Case Studies
  • Chapter 10. Beyond the Body’s Skin. Describing the Embodiment of Practices; Sophie Merit Müller
  • Chapter 11. Making Sense of Noise: Practice-oriented Approach to Sound; Kai Ginkel
  • Chapter 12. Combining Methods in Practice-Oriented Research; Beate Littig and Michaela Leitner
  • Chapter 13. Understanding Everyday Kitchen Life: Looking of at Performances, into Performances and for Practices; Lydia Martens and Sue Scott
  • Chapter 14. Questioning the ‘Gold Standard’ Thinking in Qualitative Methods from a Practice Theoretical Perspective: Towards Methodological Multiplicity; Bente Halkier
  • Chapter 15. Creativity at Work: Methodological Challenges for a Praxeological Research Program; Hannes Krämer
  • Chapter 16. How Biologists ‘Meet’; Sarah Maria Schönbauer
  • Chapter 17. ‘Mobile Practices’, ‘Mobile Methods’ and Beyond: Studying Railway Mobility Using Lefebvre’s Theory of Space; Silvia Rief
  • Chapter 18. Object, Perspectives and Methodology of Praxeological Research; Michael Jonas, Beate Littig, Angela Wroblewski.

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