Discursive Research in Practice : New Approaches to Psychology and Interaction

Alexa Hepburn

ISBN 10: 0521614090 / ISBN 13: 9780521614092

Published by Cambridge University Press Aug 2007, 2007

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Neuware - Over the past few decades new ways of conceiving the relation between people, practices and institutions have been developed, enabling an understanding of human conduct in complex situations that is distinctive from traditional psychological and sociological conceptions. This distinctiveness is derived from a sophisticated analytic approach to social action which combines conversation analysis with the fresh treatment of epistemology, mind, cognition and personality developed in discursive psychology. This text is the first to showcase and promote this new method of discursive research in practice. Featuring contributions from a range of international academics, both pioneers in the field and exciting new researchers, this book illustrates an approach to social science issues that cuts across the traditional disciplinary divisions to provide a rich participant-based understanding of action.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discursive Research in Practice : New Approaches to Psychology and Interaction
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Aug 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521614090
• ISBN 13: 9780521614092
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 18D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 485 grams

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Synopsis

Over the past few decades new ways of conceiving the relation between people, practices and institutions have been developed, enabling an understanding of human conduct in complex situations that is distinctive from traditional psychological and sociological conceptions. This distinctiveness is derived from a sophisticated analytic approach to social action which combines conversation analysis with the fresh treatment of epistemology, mind, cognition and personality developed in discursive psychology. This text is the first to showcase and promote this new method of discursive research in practice. Featuring contributions from a range of international academics, both pioneers in the field and exciting new researchers, this book illustrates an approach to social science issues that cuts across the traditional disciplinary divisions to provide a rich participant-based understanding of action.

About the Authors

Alexa Hepburn is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at Loughborough University.

Sally Wiggins is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde.