About this book
Introduction
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 diversity resulting from the use of these approaches, as well as method and methodology-related issues. The specific questions explored in this volume are: What consequences are linked to the application of a praxeological perspective in empirical research when it comes to the choice of methods? Is there such a thing as an ideal path to follow in praxeological empirical research? What relationship is there between qualitative and quantitative approaches? What differentiates practice-based social research from other perspectives and approaches such as discourse analysis or hermeneutics? The contributions in this book discuss these questions either from a methodological point of view or from a reflective perspective on empirical research practices.
Keywords
Developments in Molecular Biology Knowledge Work and the Knowledge Society Methodological Reflections Theodore Schatzki’s Site Ontology Neurosciences on Body-Environment Interaction Practice Theories in Sociology of Consumption Practice Theory and the Actor-Network-Approach Practice Theory on Methodology Practice of Moving Praxeological Epistemology and Method Praxeological Research Program Researching Mundane Practices
Editors and affiliations
- Michael Jonas
- Beate Littig
- Angela Wroblewski
- 1.Department of SociologyInstitute of Advanced Studies (IHS)ViennaAustralia
- 2.Department of SociologyInstitute of Advanced Studies (IHS)ViennaAustria
- 3.Department of SociologyInstitute for Advanced Studies (IHS)ViennaAustria
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