On the value of ethnography: Sociology and public policy a dialogue

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 595, Issue , 2004, Pages 264-276

  Becker, Howard S ^a   Gans, Herbert J ^b   Newman, Katherine S ^c,d   Vaughan, Diane ^e  

^a Columbia University ^*

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Knowledge utilization; NASA; Politicians; Public policy; Sociological concepts; Underdogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043076163     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716204266599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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5. Vaughan, Diane. 1996. The Challenger launch decision: Risky technology, culture, and deviance at NASA. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.