Reflexive ethnography

Whitaker, EM; Atkinson, P

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
• 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