Pollner1991
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Pollner1991 |
Author(s) | Melvin Pollner |
Title | Left of ethnomethodology: The rise and decline of radical reflexivity |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Ethnomethodology, Politics, Reflexivity |
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Year | 1991 |
Language | English |
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Journal | American Sociological Review |
Volume | 56 |
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Pages | 370-380 |
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DOI | 10.2307/2096110 |
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Abstract
The growing recognition of ethnomethodology has come at the expense of one of its most original and promising initiatives - radical reflexivity. Although prominent in early ethnomethodological work, the recognition that all renderings of reality - including those of the social scientist-are contingent accomplishments has diminished in contemporary studies. I describe the emergence and fall of radical reflexivity within ethnomethodology, the processes contributing to its diminishing role, and the implications of the decline. Because radical reflexivity breaches the taken-for-granted practices of disciplines purporting to describe reality, it is a vital resource for ethnomethodology and sociology generally.
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