Goodwin, Dawn (2007) Upsetting the order of teamwork: is ‘the same way every time’ a good aspiration? Sociology, 41 (2). pp. 259-275. ISSN 1469-8684
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In this article I examine the spatial dimensions of the workplace, the arrangement of material resources, and the development of embodied knowledge. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork of anaesthetic practice, I show how the accomplishment of anaesthetic techniques depends on the precise alignment of practitioners' bodies, tools, and the patient's body. By exploring disruptions to customary configurations of teamwork I explore the utility of these arrangements. I show how practitioners actively contrive 'normal appearances' in order to ensure safe and proficient practice, but I suggest that disruptions function as learning opportunities vital to the development of expertise.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Sociology |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | embodied knowledge • spatial configurations • teamwork • techniques • tools and devices |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research Faculty of Health and Medicine > Medicine |
| ID Code: | 22907 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Dawn Goodwin |
| Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2009 10:21 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 16:08 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/22907 |
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