Paul Atkinson

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Paul Atkinson is a British sociologist and ethnographer known for his influential work in qualitative research methods and the sociology of medicine.

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instanceOf academic
ethnographer
sociologist
coAuthor Amanda Coffey NERFINISHED
David Silverman NERFINISHED
Martyn Hammersley NERFINISHED
Sara Delamont NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt University of Exeter NERFINISHED
University of London
employer Cardiff University NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ethnography
medical sociology
qualitative research methods
sociology
sociology of medicine
sociology of scientific knowledge
genre academic writing
hasAcademicDiscipline anthropology
medical sociology
sociology
hasWrittenOn epistemology of qualitative research
ethnographic representation
research ethics in qualitative inquiry
knownFor contributions to qualitative research methodology
ethnographic studies in medical settings
work in the sociology of medicine
writing on narrative and illness
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
notableWork Everyday Arias: An Operatic Ethnography NERFINISHED
Handbook of Ethnography NERFINISHED
Making Sense of Qualitative Data NERFINISHED
Medical Talk and Medical Work NERFINISHED
Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice NERFINISHED
The Clinical Experience NERFINISHED
occupation ethnographer
sociologist
positionHeld Professor of Sociology
Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University
researchInterest ethnographic methods
interaction in clinical settings
narrative and identity in illness
professional practice in medicine
qualitative data analysis
workLocation Cardiff NERFINISHED

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Atkinson hasNotableBearer Paul Atkinson