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Reflexive ethnography

Whitaker, EM; Atkinson, P

Authors

P Atkinson



Contributors

Angelika Poferl
Editor

Norbert Schröer
Editor

Abstract

Reflexivity refers to the fact that the perspectives and methods of the social sciences construct the phenomena that are studied. Reflexivity is not a matter of choice nor is it a researcher virtue. Ethnographic research needs to take account of the various kinds and levels of epistemic reflexivity: disciplinary; methodological; positional; textual; and personal. We distinguish reflexivity – a condition of all research – from reflective practice, and from the individualistic claims for research virtue that are sometimes made in the name of reflexivity.

Citation

Whitaker, E., & Atkinson, P. (2022). Reflexive ethnography. In A. Poferl, & N. Schröer (Eds.), Handbuch Soziologische Ethnographie (265-279). Wiesbaden: Springer

Online Publication Date Apr 27, 2022
Publication Date Apr 27, 2022
Deposit Date Mar 13, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Springer
Pages 265-279
Book Title Handbuch Soziologische Ethnographie
ISBN 9783658264048
Publisher URL https://www.waterstones.com/book/handbuch-soziologische-ethnographie/angelika-poferl/norbert-schroeer/9783658264048