Andrew McKinlay, Chris Mcvittie

Identities in Context (eBook, ePUB)

Individuals and Discourse in Action

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. * Provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on identity * Introduces themes and concepts in a structured way that allows readers to easier assimilate the different aspects of discourse and identity * Offers a narrative account of how discursive research has contributed to the understanding of various phenomena, such as interactions in legal and health care settings * Features several reader-friendly aids, including chapter outlines and a glossary of terms and concepts

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444397215
• Artikelnr.: 38305621

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

About the authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
2. National identities.
3. Ethnic and religious identities.
4. Gender identities.
5. Health identities.
6. Identities and the law.
7. Organizations, work and identities.
8. Virtual identities.
Afterword.
Glossary.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.

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.