Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work [electronic resource] : Dimensions of Transformative Practice /
Büscher, M.editor.
Goodwin, D.editor.
Mesman, J.editor.
This book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; Transcription Conventions; 1 Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work: Introduction; Part I: Finding Fault with Fault-Finding; 2 Reading the Signs: Prison officers' Mindful Diagnosis of Potential Self-Harm and Suicide; 3 Making and Breaking Troubleshooting Logics: Diagnosis in Office Settings; 4 Making Matters Speak in Railway Maintenance; 5 Sensing the Way: Embodied Dimensions of Diagnostic Work; Part II: A Topography of Diagnostic Work; 6 Diagnostic Work in Collaborative Practices in Neonatal Care
7 Diagnosis as Dialogue: Diagnostic Work in Calls to a Technical Support Helpline8 Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis through Coronary Angiogram; 9 Managing the Diagnostic Space in Calls for Help; Part III: Towards a New Conceptualisation of Diagnostic Work; 10 Matereal Methods; 11 Diagnosing and Acting upon Dementia: Marte Meo; 12 Will-ful Cyborgs? Producing Selves via VET; 13 Suspicious Minds?; 14 Moving towards a New View of Diagnostic Work: Some Implications; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation.
Organization.
Planning.
Sociology.
Industrial sociology.
Internal medicine.
Education.
Office management.
Organization.
Sociology, general.
Sociology of Work.
Internal Medicine.
Popular Science in Education.
Office Management.