Ethnographies of diagnostic work: dimensions of transformative practice

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. INDICE: - Introduction: Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work; M.Büscher, D.Goodwin ; J.Mesman - PART I: FINDING FAULT WITH FAULT FINDING - Reading the Signs: Prison Officers' Mindful Diagnosis of Potential Self-harm and Suicide; A.Wilson - Making and Breaking Trouble-shooting Logics: Diagnosis in Office Settings; J.O'Neill - Making Matters Speak in Railway Maintenance; J.M.Sanne - Sensing the Way: Embodied Dimensions of Diagnostic Work; D.Goodwin - PART II: A TOPOGRAPHY OF DIAGNOSTIC WORK - Diagnostic Work in Collaborative Practices in Neonatal Care; J.Mesman - Diagnosis as Dialogue: Diagnostic Work in Calls to a Technical Support Helpline; A.Firth ; M.Emmison - Heartfelt and Heartseen: Makinga Diagnosis Through Coronary Angiogram; P.Byrne ; K.Stengel - Managing the Diagnostic Space in Calls for Help; J.Pooler - PART III: TOWARDS A NEW CONCEPTUALIZATION OF DIAGNOSTIC WORK - Matereal Methods; M.Büscher ; P.Holst Mogensen -Diagnosing and Acting upon Dementia: Marte meo; I.Moser - Will-ful Cyborgs? Producing Selves via VET; A.Choby - Suspicious Minds?; R.S.Slack, R.Procter, M.Hartswood, A.Voss ; M.Rouncefield - Moving Towards a New View of Diagnostic Work: Some Implications; R.Bal, M.Büscher, D.Goodwin, J.Mesman, D.Sangiorgi ; A.Smith -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22328-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 18/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés