Cartographies of Knowledge

Celine-Marie Pascale is a professor of Sociology and an affiliate professor of Communication at American University in Washington, DC. Her research concerns language, inequality, and epistemology. She is the author of two award-winning books, Making Sense of Race, Class and Gender (Routledge, 2007) and Cartographies of Knowledge (Sage, 2011). In addition, she edited a field-defining international collection of original scholarship, Social Inequality & the Politics of Representation (Sage, 2013). She is the author of more than two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Preface About the Author 1. Introduction Mapping the Journey Familiar Intellectual Geographies Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 2. Philosophical Roots of Research Methodologies Introduction The Changing Discourses of Social Science Philosophy and Practice Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 3. Analytic Induction Introduction Analytic Induction: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Contemporary Analytic Induction Analysis of Newpaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 4. Symbolic Interaction Introduction Symbolic Interaction: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Symbolic Interaction Anaylsis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 5. Ethnomethodology Introduction Ethnomethodology: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Ethnomethodology Analysis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 6. Social Research: Drawing New Maps Introduction The Problems of Social Research Revisited A Matter of Ethics: The Making of a Social Scientist Revisiting Subjectivity, Agency, and Experience Envisioning Social Epistemologies Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading References Index