Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work Dimensions of Transformative Practice

, by Buscher, Monika; Goodwin, Dawn; Mesman, Jessica

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ISBN: 9780230223288 | 0230223281
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/15/2010

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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.

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List of Figures	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Notes on the Contributors	p. x
Transcription Conventions	p. xv
Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work: Introduction	p. 1
Finding Fault with Fault-Finding
Reading the Signs: Prison officers' Mindful Diagnosis of Potential Self-Harm and Suicide	p. 17
Making and Breaking Troubleshooting Logics: Diagnosis in Office Settings	p. 35
Making Matters Speak in Railway Maintenance	p. 54
Sensing the Way: Embodied Dimensions of Diagnostic Work	p. 73
A Topography of Diagnostic Work
Diagnostic Work in Collaborative Practices in Neonatal Care	p. 95
Diagnosis as Dialogue: Diagnostic Work in Calls to a Technical Support Helpline	p. 113
Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis through Coronary Angiogram	p. 133
Managing the Diagnostic Space in Calls for Help	p. 149
Towards a New Conceptualisation of Diagnostic Work
Matereal Methods	p. 171
Diagnosing and Acting upon Dementia: Marte Meo	p. 193
Will-ful Cyborgs? Producing Selves via VET	p. 209
Suspicious Minds?	p. 227
Moving towards a New View of Diagnostic Work: Some Implications	p. 245
Index	p. 261
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