Editor’s Introduction: Dorothy Pawluch and Interpretive Sociology

Editor’s Introduction: Methods of Interpretive Sociology

The Rationale The term 'interpretive' in the discussion of sociological methods is the most common translation of the German word 'verstehen,' but the German term is also translated as 'understanding'. There are many discussions and disputes over the translation of words between languages. What can be said about the meaning of interpretive method in sociology can be seen in discussions and disp...

Institutional Ethnography – towards a Productive Sociology – an Interview with Dorothy

Healthcare [Guest editors' introduction]

W e’re moving closer to realizing pervasive computing devices that can monitor our health status, both individually and as a community. Imagine what doctors could do with ECG data collected on a more regular basis, as people carry on their daily activities. The ability to monitor day-to-day heart data would profoundly affect how the medical community tracks our individual health status. Likewis...

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

Introduction from the Editors

Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of various allergic conditions such as allergic rhinitis, food allergy and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is on the rise [1-3]. Over the last decade, there have been significant advances in our current understanding of these as well as other common allergic and immunological diseases. The purpose of this supplement entitled, A Practical Guide for All...