Background
Jones, Michael Owen was born on October 11, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Woodrow Owen and Anne Elizabeth (Blackford) Jones.
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Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity by Michael Owen Jones (2003-02-14)
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Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition & Creativity (Publications of the American Folklore Society New Series)
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Michael Owen Jones's study of chairmaking in southeastern Kentucky focuses on rural woodworker Chester Cornett. Cornett found a sense of security, stability, and self-esteem in the structures of his chairs and the virtuosity of their design. Considering other area craftsmen for comparison, Jones explores why people value aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects. He looks deeper still into the nature of the creative process and the traditions that influence it.
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People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork
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The authors of this book demonstrate that fieldwork is first and foremost a human pursuit. They draw upon published and unpublished accounts of fieldworkers' personal experiences to develop the thesis that an appreciation of fieldwork as a unique mode of inquiry depends upon an understanding of the role the human element plays in it. They analyze the processes involved when people study people firsthand, focusing upon the recurrent human problems that arise and must be solved. The human processes and problems, they argue, are common to all fieldwork, regardless of the disciplinary backgrounds or the specific interests of individual researchers.
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? (Qualitative Research Methods) by Michael Owen Jones (1996-03-29)
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Folkloristics: An Introduction
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"Excellent." ―The Reader’s Review "Anybody contemplating the study and pursuit of folklore... will benefit from reading this presentation thoroughly to determine your place in this most exciting scholastic world." ―Come-All-Ye This is the most complete and up-to-date study of folklore and folklore methodologies available. The authors describe the pervasiveness of folklore, including its uses in literature, films, television, cartoons, comic strips, advertising, and other media in a variety of cultures.
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why?: 1st (First) Edition
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL SYMBOLISM: WHAT, HOW, WHY? By Jones, Michael Owen ( Author )Mar-29-1996 Paperback
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL SYMBOLISM: WHAT, HOW, WHY? By Jones, Michael Owen ( Author )Mar-29-1996 Paperback
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? (Qualitative Research Methods)
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Analyzing the way organizations work through the study of the symbols connected to them, this book will be of interest to anyone involved in organization studies. The author discusses the most obvious symbolic aspects of organizations - corporate logos, office sizes, use of titles - as well as focusing on the more subtle aspect of expressive forms of symbolism such as storytelling, institutional jargon and workplace personalization, among others. He carefully defines organizational symbolism and then explains the various methodologies that assist the researcher in documenting them. Finally, the author examines the symbolism inherent in doing research on organizations.
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Exploring Folk Art: Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics (American Material Culture and Folklife)
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Jones explores the human impulse to create, the necessity for having aesthetically satisfying experiences, and the craving for tradition. He also considers topics such as making chairs, remodeling houses, using and preserving soda-fountain slang, preparing and eating food, and sculpting lifelike figures out of cement.
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- Foodways and Eating Habits: Directions for Research (Book by Jones, Michael Owen)
Michael Owen Jones
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Bachelor in History, Art and International Rels., U. Kansas, 1964; Master of Arts in Folklore, Indiana U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Folklore and American Studies, Indiana U., 1970.
Career
Professor of history and folklore, University of California, Los Angeles, since 1968; director folkore and mythology center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984-1991.
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? (Qualitative Research Methods)
(Analyzing the way organizations work through the study of...)
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL SYMBOLISM: WHAT, HOW, WHY? By Jones, Michael Owen ( Author )Mar-29-1996 Paperback
(Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? STUDYI...)
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Exploring Folk Art: Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics (American Material Culture and Folklife)
(Jones explores the human impulse to create, the necessity...)
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Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition & Creativity (Publications of the American Folklore Society New Series)
(Michael Owen Jones's study of chairmaking in southeastern...)
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People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork
( The authors of this book demonstrate that fieldwork is ...)
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Foodways and Eating Habits: Directions for Research
(Book by Jones, Michael Owen)
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Folkloristics: An Introduction
( "Excellent." ―The Reader’s Review "Anybody contemplati...)
- Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity by Michael Owen Jones (2003-02-14)
- Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? (Qualitative Research Methods) by Michael Owen Jones (1996-03-29)
- Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why?: 1st (First) Edition
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Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why? (Qualitative Research Methods)
Membership
Member California Council for the Humanities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1988-1992. Fellow American Folklore Society, Society for Applied Anthropology, Finnish Academy Science and Letters. Member American Culture Association (governing board 1985-1986), Southern California Culinary Guild, Organisation Development Network, Academy Management, California Folklore Society (president 1981-1983), American Folklore Society.
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Married Jane Dicker, August, 1964. 1 child, David Owen.
