CONSIDERATIONS ON A THEORY OF DESCRIPTIVE ACTIVITY

CONSIDERATIONS ON A THEORY OF DESCRIPTIVE ACTIVITY

From a working definition of description, the meaning of idealized representation is presented. It is suggested that, as a universal means of depiction, idealized representation stands in a contradictory relationship with the concrete conditions of its production, generating descriptive irresponsibi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mid-American Review of Sociology 1982-04, Vol.7 (1), p.17-35
Hauptverfasser: Gubrium, Jaber F., Buckholdt, David R., Lynott, Robert J.
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