Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work: Dimensions of Transformative Practice

Book Overview

Introduction: Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work; M.B?scher, 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: Making a 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.B?scher & 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.B?scher, D.Goodwin, J.Mesman, D.Sangiorgi & A.Smith

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349308471
• ISBN13: 9781349308477
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"