Abstract:Anticipation is a fundamental aspect of social life and, following Weber, the hallmark of social action—it means trying to take others’ responses to our actions into account when acting. In this article, we propose and argue the relevance of anticipation to the sociological study of diagnosis. To that end, we introduce and elaborate on the concept of diagnosing by anticipation. To diagnose by anticipation is to consider diagnoses as cultural objects imbued with meaning, to anticipate how others will respond to… Show more
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