Situational Analysis : Grounded Theory after the Postmodern Turn

by Adele E. Clarke

• ISBN13: 9780761930563
• ISBN10: 0761930566
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-23
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory After the Postmodern Turn provides an innovative approach to grounded theory useful in a wide array of qualitative research projects. Extending Anselm Strauss's ecological social worlds/arenas/discourses framework, this book offers researchers three kinds of maps that place an emphasis on the range of differences rather than commonalities, as found via the traditional grounded theory approach. These maps include situational, social worlds/arena, and positional maps.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Prologue: Regrounding Grounded Theory	xxi
Pushing and Being Pulled Around the Postmodern Turn	1	(36)
Grounded Theory/Symbolic Interactionism as a Theory/Methods Package	2	(3)
Grounded Theory/Symbolic Interactionism as Always Already Around the Postmodern Turn	5	(6)
Perspectives, Partialities, and Situatedness	6	(1)
A Materialist Constructionism	7	(1)
Deconstructive Analysis	7	(2)
Processes and Contingencies	9	(1)
Difference(s)	9	(1)
Ecologies	10	(1)
Grounded Theory as Recalcitrant Against the Postmodern Turn	11	(8)
A Lack of Reflexivity	12	(3)
Oversimplifications	15	(1)
A Singular Basic Social Process	16	(1)
``Negative'' Cases	16	(1)
The Search for ``Purity''	16	(3)
Pushing Grounded Theory Around the Postmodern Turn	19	(12)
Acknowledging Embodiment and Situatedness	20	(1)
Grounding in the Situation	21	(2)
Differences and Complexities	23	(5)
Sensitizing Concepts, Analytics, and Theorizing	28	(1)
Doing Situational Analysis	29	(1)
Turning to Discourse(s)	30	(1)
Reflections and Anticipations	31	(6)
From Chicago Ecologies to Situational Analysis	37	(46)
Root Metaphors: From Chicago School Social Ecologies to Social Worlds/Arenas/Discourses	39	(13)
Roots in Chicago Ecologies	40	(5)
Concepts in Social Worlds/Arenas/Discourses Theory	45	(7)
New Roots I: Foucault and the Interactionist Project	52	(8)
Discourse/Discipline and Social Worlds/Arenas/Discourses	54	(2)
Fields of Practice(s)/Conditions of Possibility and Negotiated Ordering(s)/Situations	56	(1)
The Gaze and Perspective	57	(3)
New Roots II: Taking the Nonhuman Explicitly Into Account	60	(5)
Nonhuman Actors/Actants/Elements	60	(3)
Hybrids, Cyborgs, Discourses, Whatevers	63	(2)
New Roots III: From Social Worlds/Arenas to Situational Maps and Analysis	65	(8)
The Conditional Matrices: Structural Conditions of Action	65	(6)
From Conditional Matrices to Situational Maps and Analyses	71	(2)
Project Design, Data Gathering, and Accountability	73	(5)
Temporary Closures	78	(5)
Doing Situational Maps and Analysis	83	(62)
Doing Situational Maps	86	(23)
Abstract Situational Maps	87	(4)
Introducing the Two Exemplars	91	(3)
Situational Maps: The Exemplars	94	(1)
Situational Map Exemplar I: Bone's Project	94	(4)
Situational Map Exemplar II: Shim's Project	98	(4)
Doing Relational Analyses With Situational Maps	102	(6)
Final Comments on Situational Maps	108	(1)
Doing Social Worlds/Arenas Maps	109	(16)
Abstract Social Worlds/Arenas Maps	110	(7)
Social Worlds/Arenas Maps: The Exemplars	117	(1)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map Exemplar I: Bone's Project	117	(2)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map Exemplar II: Shim's Project	119	(5)
Final Comments on Social Worlds/Arenas Maps	124	(1)
Doing Positional Maps	125	(11)
Abstract Positional Maps	128	(1)
Positional Maps: The Exemplars	128	(1)
Positional Map Exemplar I: Bone's Project	128	(2)
Positional Map Exemplar II: Shim's Project	130	(5)
Final Comments on Positional Maps	135	(1)
Final Products: Project Maps	136	(4)
Provisional Conclusions	140	(5)
Turning to Discourse(s)	145	(36)
Introducing Discourse Analysis	148	(16)
Why Analyze Discourses?	151	(3)
Genres and Foci of Discourse Analysis	154	(2)
Negotiating Social Relationships in Discursive Interaction	156	(2)
Producing Identities and Subjectivities Through Discourse	158	(2)
Producing Power/Knowledge, Ideologies, and Control Through Discourse	160	(3)
Hybrid Examples	163	(1)
Multisite/Multiscape Research	164	(7)
An Exemplar of Multisite/Multiscape Research: Rapp's Testing Women/Testing the Fetus	167	(4)
Issues in Situational Analysis of Discourse(s)	171	(6)
Research Design: Selecting (Multiple) Sites/Scapes	171	(3)
How and Why Situational Analysis of Discourse(s) Is Different	174	(2)
Integrative and Comparative Mapping	176	(1)
Turnings	177	(4)
Mapping Narrative Discourses	181	(24)
Designing a Narrative Project	183	(4)
Which Narrative Materials?	184	(1)
Locating, Collecting, Tracking, Situating	185	(2)
Doing Situational Maps of Narrative Discourse	187	(5)
Introducing the Narrative Discourse Exemplar: RU486 Discourse Project	188	(2)
Situational Map Exemplar: RU486 Discourse Project	190	(2)
Doing Social Worlds/Arenas Maps of Narrative Discourse	192	(5)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map Exemplar: RU486 Discourse Project	194	(3)
Doing Positional Maps of Narrative Discourse	197	(5)
Positional Map Exemplar: RU486 Discourse Project	198	(4)
Final Comments: Situational Analysis of Narrative Discourse	202	(3)
Mapping Visual Discourses	205	(56)
Entering Visual Discourse	206	(16)
Realisms and Gazes: Concepts and Studies	208	(10)
Disciplinary Gazes, Visual Cultures	218	(4)
Doing Situational Analysis of Visual Discourse	222	(8)
Which Visual Materials? Deciding, Locating, Collecting, and Tracking	223	(1)
Entering and Memoing Visual Discourse Materials	224	(1)
Locating Memo	225	(1)
Big Picture Memo	225	(2)
Specification Memo	227	(1)
Doing Situational Maps of Visual Materials	228	(1)
Doing Social Worlds/Arenas Maps of Visual Materials	229	(1)
Doing Positional Maps of Visual Materials	230	(1)
Visual Discourse Exemplars: Moore and Clarke's Anatomies	230	(26)
Which Visual Materials? Deciding, Locating, Collecting, and Tracking	232	(1)
Exemplar I: Furneaux Text Anatomy (circa 1904)	233	(1)
Locating Memo: Furneaux	233	(1)
Big Picture Memo: Furneaux	233	(4)
Specification Memo: Furneaux	237	(4)
Situational Maps and Analysis: Furneaux	241	(1)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map and Analysis: Furneaux	242	(3)
Positional Map and Analysis: Furneaux	245	(1)
Exemplar II: BodyWorks 1994 Cyberanatomy	246	(1)
Locating Memo: BodyWorks 1994	246	(1)
Big Picture Memo: BodyWorks 1994	246	(3)
Situational Map and Analysis: BodyWorks 1994	249	(1)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map and Analysis: BodyWorks 1994	250	(4)
Positional Map and Analysis: BodyWorks 1994	254	(1)
Analytic Summary of the Anatomies Project	255	(1)
Final Comments on the Visual Discourse Exemplars	255	(1)
Final Comments: Situational Analysis of Visual Discourse	256	(5)
Mapping Historical Discourses	261	(30)
Designing Historical and Historicizing Projects	264	(4)
Design Issues	266	(2)
Doing Situational Maps of Historical Discourse	268	(8)
Historical Discourse Exemplar: Developing Modern Contraceptives (circa 1915-1965)	269	(1)
Situational Maps Exemplar: Developing Modern Contraceptives (circa 1915-1965)	270	(6)
Doing Social Worlds/Arenas Maps of Historical Discourse	276	(6)
Social Worlds/Arenas Map Exemplar: Developing Modern Contraceptives (circa 1915-1965)	277	(5)
Doing Positional Maps of Historical Discourse	282	(4)
Positional Map Exemplar: Developing Modern Contraceptives (circa 1915-1965)	283	(3)
Project Map of Historical Discourse	286	(2)
Final Comments: Situational Analysis of Historical Discourse	288	(3)
Epilogue: FAQs and Conversations	291	(16)
References	307	(38)
Index	345	(20)
About the Author	365