Andrew McKinlay, Chris Mcvittie

Gebundenes Buch

Identities in Context

Individuals and Discourse in Action

Beschreibung

Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. By relying on an examination of discourse as a focus of study in its own right, a clearer understanding of the relationships between the sense of ourselves and our interactions with others in various social situations is gained. This approach also reveals how discursive research has, over time, contributed to a greater understanding of a variety of topics relating to identity addressed by specific research. For instance, we are shown the consequences associated with identity in interactions within the legal system, as well as on treatment and intervention of individuals in healthcare settings. Identities in Context provides an accessible, detailed, and enlightening examination of our current state of knowledge on all issues relating to identities and discursive research.

Autor

Andrew McKinlay is Head of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He has published research on issues of identity, identity management, and the discursive challenges of 'problem' identities in a wide variety of academic journals. Chris McVittie is Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology and Qualitative Methods at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. He has published widely on topics related to the social psychology of communication and the study of identities. McKinlay and McVittie are co-authors of Social Psychology and Discourse (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 173mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781405191197
• ISBN-10: 1405191198
• Artikelnr.: 35358756

Rezensionen

"The book, on the whole, is an excellent introduction todiscourse and identity, balancing the need for engagement in thefield of research and in-depth discussions of the issues withcomprehensive coverage of the features and aspects of identities.It achieves this in an elegant way, making the concepts and debatesclear and coherent for a wide audience." (Discourseand Communication, 1 October 2013)"...it is a book that I am happy to recommend to my students, it isclearly written and takes students and interested readers through ajourney of some of the significant contributions that discursiveidentity research has made." (QMiP Bulletin, 2012)A very fluent, appealing and above all accessible book. The authorshave presented the discursive

approach to identities in a way thatstudents will find attractive and intelligible. It's a pleasure toread, and brings some welcome order to a fast-changing intellectuallandscape. A real achievement.
--Charles Antaki, Professor of Language andSocial Psychology, Loughborough University, UK

McKinlay and McVittie have triumphed again; this is anilluminated synthesis of work on identities and discourse. The accessible and engaging style will delight students and newresearchers alike, offering neat empirical examples and summariesof contemporary research in the field. The focus on identityin everyday life offers a particular charm. This is identityin all its enacted, contested, moment-to-moment magic.
--Sally Wiggins, Lecturer in Psychology,University of Strathclyde, UK.