Observar, escuchar y comprender sobre la tradición cualitativa en la investigación social
Observar, escuchar y comprender sobre la tradición cualitativa en la investigación social

Author: María Luisa Tarrés

Publisher: El Colegio de México / FLACSO Mexico

Published: 2014-03-14

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 6079275252

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El redescubrimiento que hoy se hace de una tradición metodológica como la cualitativa, presente desde los orígenes de las ciencias sociales, estimuló la publicación de este libro que se orienta a precisar las potencialidades, alcances y articulaciones que los métodos cualitativos tienen en la explicación e interpretación de los problemas sociales. Además, aspira a proporcionar una base lógica y epistemológica que ayude a valorar sus posibilidades y evite su reducción a un simple conjunto de técnicas. La pertinencia de los métodos y técnicas no puede calificarse a priori, sino que depende del problema, de la teoría y en general del planteamiento teórico de una investigación. Es la teoría la que define tanto el objeto como los métodos con que se construye y se apropia el objeto. Y es en este contexto donde los métodos cualitativos constituyen herramientas básicas para la investigación social. Así Observar, escuchar y comprender intenta ofrecer una sistematización de los distintos procedimientos que componen el capital metodológico de la tradición cualitativa. En suma, el libro pretende superar el marco de lo descriptivo y de la enumeración de técnicas o instrumentos de recolección e información, pues plantea debates y desafíos centrales para observar, escuchar y comprender los signos que surgen de la realidad social contemporánea.

New Trends in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
New Trends in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries

Author: Anthi Katsirikou

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 981435029X

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An Autodesk Official Press guide to the powerful mechanical design software Autodesk Inventor has been used to design everything from cars and airplanes to appliances and furniture. This comprehensive guide to Inventor and Inventor LT features real-world workflows and work environments, and is packed with practical tutorials that focus on teaching Inventor tips, tricks, and techniques. Additionally, you can download datasets to jump in and practice on any exercise. This reference and tutorial explains key interface conventions, capabilities, tools, and techniques, including design concepts and application, parts design, assemblies and subassemblies, weldment design, and the use of Design Accelerators and Design Calculators. There′s also detailed coverage of design tactics for large assemblies, effective model design for various industries, strategies for effective data and asset sharing, using 2D and 3D data from other CAD systems, and improving designs by incorporating engineering principles. Uses real-world sample projects so you can quickly grasp the interface, tools, and processes Features detailed documentation on everything from project set up to simple animations and documentation for exploded views, sheet metal flat patterns, plastic part design, and more Covers crucial productivity-boosting tools, iLogic, data exchange, the Frame Generator, Inventor Studio visualization tools, dynamic simulation and stress analysis features, and routed systems features Downloadable datasets let you jump into the step-by-step tutorials anywhere Mastering Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor LT is the essential, comprehensive training guide for this powerful software.

New Trends In Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries: Selected Papers Presented At The 2nd Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries - Proceedings Of The International Conference On Qqml2010
New Trends In Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries: Selected Papers Presented At The 2nd Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries - Proceedings Of The International Conference On Qqml2010

Author: Anthi Katsirikou

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2011-08-31

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9814460494

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This unique volume presents the latest scientific achievements of library researchers and professionals on the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Libraries. Scholars and professionals have now an information resource on methodological tools for library services. Except for the new technologies that facilitate the innovation of libraries, it is the underlying policy and functional changes that have the most lasting effect on the scholarly operation that explains why this volume is important in the field or market.It also explores in detail the areas covering library methodologies, marketing and management, statistics and bibliometrics, content and subject analysis, users' behaviors and library policies that play an important role at every aspect of library research in the twenty-first century.

The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere
The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere

Author: Athina Karatzogianni

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-17

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1137504560

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Bringing together contributions from the fields of sociology, media and cultural studies, arts, politics, science and technology studies, political communication theory and popular culture studies, this volume engages both with theoretical debates and detailed empirical studies, showcasing how the public sphere is transformed by digital media, and in turn how this digital public sphere shapes and is shaped by debates surrounding crisis, conflict, migration and culture. Case studies from Bulgaria, Nigeria, China, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, UK, Mexico and India are discussed in detail.

Migration and Health
Migration and Health

Author: Marc B. Schenker

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014-10-24

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 0520958497

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The study of migrant populations poses unique challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further complicated by cultural, educational, and linguistic diversity as well as the legal status of their members. These barriers limit the usefulness of both traditional survey sampling methods and routine public health surveillance systems. Since nearly 1 in 7 people in the world is a migrant, appropriate methodological approaches must be designed and implemented to capture health data from populations. This effort is particularly important because migrant populations, in comparison to other populations, typically suffer disparities related to limited access to health care, greater exposure to infectious diseases, more occupational injuries, and fewer positive outcomes for mental health and other health conditions. This path-breaking handbook is the first to engage with the many unique issues that arise in the study of migrant communities. It offers a comprehensive description of quantitative and qualitative methodologies useful in work with migrant populations. By providing information and practical tools, the editors fill existing gaps in research methods and enhance opportunities to address the health and social disparities migrant populations face in the United States and around the world.

Critical Medical Anthropology
Critical Medical Anthropology

Author: Jennie Gamlin

Publisher: UCL Press

Published: 2020-03-12

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1787355829

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Critical Medical Anthropology presents inspiring work from scholars doing and engaging with ethnographic research in or from Latin America, addressing themes that are central to contemporary Critical Medical Anthropology (CMA). This includes issues of inequality, embodiment of history, indigeneity, non-communicable diseases, gendered violence, migration, substance abuse, reproductive politics and judicialisation, as these relate to health. The collection of ethnographically informed research, including original theoretical contributions, reconsiders the broader relevance of CMA perspectives for addressing current global healthcare challenges from and of Latin America. It includes work spanning four countries in Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala and Peru) as well as the trans-migratory contexts they connect and are defined by. By drawing on diverse social practices, it addresses challenges of central relevance to medical anthropology and global health, including reproduction and maternal health, sex work, rare and chronic diseases, the pharmaceutical industry and questions of agency, political economy, identity, ethnicity, and human rights.

Re-Telling Our Stories
Re-Telling Our Stories

Author: Gresilda A Tilley-Lubbs

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-08

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 9463005676

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This book presents the collaborative work of two professors, one in Mexico and the other in the United States, and their respective students, participants in a Ph.D. course called “Critical Autoethnography.” The chapters emerged from virtual conversations as doctoral students and professors examined the intersections between critical pedagogy and autoethnography. They problematized the cultural and theoretical intersections between the participants in both countries, questioning whether their differences were causes or results of power and privilege. They used dialogue as inquiry to interrogate the theoretical perspectives that framed their prior experiences. They realized that these perspectives reflected their cultures, and that although they often intersected, they diverged at times. The fluidity of the learning experience shaped the chapters that form the book sections, including the theory and the praxis, or exemplars, of performing critical autoethnography. Each author explores personal experiences or events through the lens of critical pedagogy, underscoring the problematization of the cultural and societal context that shaped their actions, in particular as they performed in racial, ethnic, and religious settings that reflected power and privilege. The two professors served as editors and authors, as they engaged in constant iterative peer review and dialogue. Both the Mexican and the United States perspectives are reflected throughout the book, and it is this global perspective that separates this book from others that deal with similar topics.

Selling EthniCity
Selling EthniCity

Author: Olaf Kaltmeier

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1317057392

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Bringing together a multidisciplinary team of scholars, this book explores the importance of ethnicity and cultural economy in the post-Fordist city in the Americas. It argues that cultural, political and economic elites make use of cultural and ethnic elements in city planning and architecture in order to construct a unique image of a particular city and demonstrates how the use of ethnicized cultural production - such as urban branding based on local identities - by the economic elite raises issues of considerable concern in terms of local identities, as it deploys a practical logic of capital exchange that can overcome forms of cultural resistance and strengthen the hegemonic colonization of everyday life. At the same time, it shows how ethnic communities are able to use ethnic labelling of cultural production, ethnic economy or ethno-tourism facilities in order to change living conditions and to empower its members in ways previously impossible. Of wide ranging interest across academic disciplines, this book will be a useful contribution to Inter-American studies.