Paul Atkinson
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Paul Atkinson is a British sociologist and ethnographer known for his influential work in qualitative research methods and the sociology of medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Atkinson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Atkinson Context triple: [Atkinson, hasNotableBearer, Paul Atkinson]
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Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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B.
Chris Walby
Chris Walby is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Winnipeg Blue Bombers history and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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C.
Paul Hodgkin
Paul Hodgkin is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the Hodgkin name.
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D.
Mark Rampion
Mark Rampion is a central character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," often seen as a semi-autobiographical figure representing the author’s artistic and philosophical ideals.
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E.
Steven Heathcote
Steven Heathcote is a renowned Australian ballet dancer and former principal artist celebrated for his long and distinguished career with The Australian Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Atkinson Target entity description: Paul Atkinson is a British sociologist and ethnographer known for his influential work in qualitative research methods and the sociology of medicine.
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A.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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B.
Chris Walby
Chris Walby is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Winnipeg Blue Bombers history and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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C.
Paul Hodgkin
Paul Hodgkin is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the Hodgkin name.
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D.
Mark Rampion
Mark Rampion is a central character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," often seen as a semi-autobiographical figure representing the author’s artistic and philosophical ideals.
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E.
Steven Heathcote
Steven Heathcote is a renowned Australian ballet dancer and former principal artist celebrated for his long and distinguished career with The Australian Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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ethnographer ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Amanda Coffey
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David Silverman ⓘ Martyn Hammersley ⓘ Sara Delamont ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Exeter
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University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Cardiff University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnography
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medical sociology ⓘ qualitative research methods ⓘ sociology ⓘ sociology of medicine ⓘ sociology of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
anthropology
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medical sociology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
epistemology of qualitative research
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ethnographic representation ⓘ research ethics in qualitative inquiry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to qualitative research methodology
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ethnographic studies in medical settings ⓘ work in the sociology of medicine ⓘ writing on narrative and illness ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Everyday Arias: An Operatic Ethnography
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Handbook of Ethnography ⓘ Making Sense of Qualitative Data ⓘ Medical Talk and Medical Work ⓘ Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice ⓘ The Clinical Experience ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnographer
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sociologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Sociology
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Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
ethnographic methods
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interaction in clinical settings ⓘ narrative and identity in illness ⓘ professional practice in medicine ⓘ qualitative data analysis ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cardiff ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Atkinson Description of subject: Paul Atkinson is a British sociologist and ethnographer known for his influential work in qualitative research methods and the sociology of medicine.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.