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What is discourse analysis? /
This is an accessible introductory guide to a popular and widely-used qualitative research approach which is widely used in the social sciences and related disciplines. This book explores the idea of how meaning is socially constructed and how talk and text can be interpreted. The challenges of disc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2013.
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| Colección: | What is? research methods series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; .What is discourse analysis? ; .The chapters ; Using this. book ; Summary .; 2 Theories and common concerns; .Introduction ; .Theorizing language as systems or aggregates of meanings; .Theorizing language as social practice ; .Theorizing language as communication ; .Terminology ; .Knowledge, truth and power ; .Culture and identity ; .Discourse analysis in psychology ; .Conclusion ; .Summary ; 3 Four examples of discourse analysis; .Discourses of health and illness.
- .The construction of prejudice .Gender in talk ; .Leadership in an organization ; .Concluding comments ; .Summary ; 4 The usefulness of discourse analysis for social science researchers; .Reasons to use discourse analysis ; .Different forms of data ; .Obtaining data ; .Summary ; 5 The challenges of discourse analysis; .How do I decide the right approach to discourse analysis for my project?; .How do I decide how much material to analyse? ; .How do I manage and 'process' my data? ; .How do I begin the analysis? ; .How do I develop an interpretation and argument?
- .What is the status of the findings? .Summary ; 6 Criticisms of discourse analysis; .'Discourse analysis is just about words' ; .'Discourse analysis doesn't take enough account of people'; .'Interviews are not an appropriate source of data' ; .'Discourse analysis just produces interpretations, not facts'; .'Discourse research doesn't have practical applications'; .'Discourse analysis is out of date' ; .Summary ; 7 Summary; Further reading; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.