{"product_id":"return-to-reflexivity-paperback-softback-9781509562923","title":"Return to Reflexivity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509562923","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReturn to Reflexivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePierre Bourdieu (Author), Peter Collier (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509562923, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e19 x 12.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.136 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis slim volume contains four little-known texts by Pierre Bourdieu on the question of reflexivity, which was a key theme in his work.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For Bourdieu, reflexivity was not an exercise in introspection but rather a way of applying the tools of sociology to itself.  The aim is to make explicit and control the effects of the presuppositions, standpoints and dispositions that the researcher brings to the conduct of social science research.  Bourdieu advocates an attitude of epistemological vigilance that helps to uncover the invisible effects of the social determinants that weigh on the researcher, effects that are difficult to perceive by the mere desire to be lucid.  Questioning the social position and presuppositions of the researcher at every opportunity loosens the hold of scholastic and other biases on the outcome of research. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By clarifying and illustrating the principles of reflexivity, the four texts in this volume lay the groundwork for the kind of reflexive social science that Bourdieu practised and advocated throughout his career.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: From Epistemological Vigilance to Reflexivity\u003cbr\u003e by Jérôme Bourdieu and Johan Heilbron\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Note\u003cbr\u003e Epistemology and the Sociology of Sociology (1967)\u003cbr\u003e Narcissistic Reflexivity and Scientific Reflexivity (1993) \u003cbr\u003e Proposal for a Social History of the Social Sciences (1997) \u003cbr\u003e The Cause of Science. How the Social History of the Social Sciences can Serve the Progress of these Sciences (1995)\u003cbr\u003e Bio-bibliographical markers for Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460632932632,"sku":"9781509562923","price":10.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509562923.jpg?v=1785456304","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/return-to-reflexivity-paperback-softback-9781509562923","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}