Nursing is typically understood, and understands itself, as a care-giving occupation. It is
through its relationships with patients–whether these are absent, present, good, bad or …

Now in its fourth edition, this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly
updated and substantially rewritten. The volume offers a systematic introduction to …

Overloadwas first published in March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading
across the United States and the globe. With states issuing stay-at-home mandates and …

Now in its third edition, this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly
updated and substantially rewritten. It offers a systematic introduction to ethnographic …

Ethnographic research is not just about the conduct of fieldwork. It also depends on
appropriate frames of analysis, and of ideas. This book, therefore, outlines a number of key …

In recent years, theorists of social inequality have increasingly rejected analytic models
using the individual as the unit of analysis, favoring “relational” models centered on the …

This article re‐examines insider–outsider relationships in nursing ethnographies of
healthcare settings as a case study in the wider sociological debate around reflexivity in field …

The transformations in radiology induced by new imaging technology can be understood as
instances ofdoing distinctions' by both technology and human actors. This paper combines …

OBJECTIVE: to identify and explore the emotion work of hospital-based midwives. DESIGN:
an ethnographic approach using focus groups, observations and interviews. SETTING …

Teamwork has been emphasised as a key feature of health service reform, essential for
safe, efficient and patient-centred care. Bringing together literatures from the sociology of …