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Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background

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posted on 2012-03-19, 13:26 authored by Jonathan Potter
This chapter is structured in terms of questions and answers. There are several reasons for adopting this format. First, people often consult a handbook to find the answers to questions so the format may simplify this task. Second, most constructionist approaches place a considerable emphasis on dialogueand question-answer sequences are dialogue in one of its most prototypical forms. Third, constructionist researchers have been at the forefront of moves to rethink the literary forms in which social science is presented. I shall start with some general questions about constructionism and its place in psychology, and then I shall move on to focus on issues of method and analysis. I shall concentrate upon general principles and arguments, however, this is not intended to be a how-to-do-it chapter. Chapter 11, by Rosalind Gill, provides a more fleshed out example of a particular style of constructionist research.

History

School

  • Social Sciences

Department

  • Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies

Citation

POTTER, J., 1996. Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background. IN: Richardson, J.T.E. (ed). Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Psychology and the Social Sciences. Leicester: British Psychological Society, pp. 125 - 140

Publisher

British Psychological Society

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

1996

Notes

This is a book chapter.

ISBN

9781854332042

Language

  • en