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dc.contributor.authorGubrium, Jaber F.
dc.contributor.authorBuckholdt, David R.
dc.contributor.authorLynott, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-19T18:25:02Z
dc.date.available2009-05-19T18:25:02Z
dc.date.issued1982-04-01
dc.identifier.citationMid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 7, Number 1 (SPRING, 1982), pp. 17-35 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.4908
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4908
dc.description.abstractFrom a working definition of description, the meaning of idealized representation is presented. I t is suggested that, as a universal means of depiction, idealized representation stands in a contradictory relationship with the concrete conditions of its production, generating descriptive irresponsibility. Features of descriptive activity are presented, which serve as a basis for redefining the moral character of idealized representation.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Sociology, University of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.
dc.titleCONSIDERATIONS ON A THEORY OF DESCRIPTIVE ACTIVITY
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.doi10.17161/STR.1808.4908
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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