Essentials of Discursive Psychology by Linda M Mcmullen

Essentials of Discursive Psychology by Linda M Mcmullen

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In this step-by-step guide to conducting a research study, Linda McMullen describes the innovative ways in which discursive psychology analyses language at both the micro and macro levels. Discursive psychologists reconceptualize talk and text as being situated in a social context, rather than thinking of talk as a route to our thoughts.

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Essentials of Discursive Psychology by Linda M Mcmullen

In this step-by-step guide to conducting a research study, Linda McMullen describes the innovative ways in which discursive psychology analyses language at both the micro and macro levels. Discursive psychologists reconceptualize talk and text as being situated in a social context, rather than thinking of talk as a route to our thoughts.
This excellent, readily accessible book covers the key steps involved in conducting discursive psychological studies, discussing theoretical background and research design through to publication and dissemination of findingsThe useful examples neatly clarify the points and decisions involved in each step. -- Professor Chris McVittie, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 5, and Professor of Social Psychology, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Scotland
This accessible text renders the process of doing discursive psychology transparent. McMullen leads us through the stages of discursive psychological research, using clear examples while also pointing to the possibilities, limitations, and debates associated with such research. It is appropriate for students as well as researchers interested in the analysis of language-as-used. -- H. Lorraine Radtke, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Linda M. McMullen is professor emerita of psychology at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and is co-author of Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis: Phenomenological Psychology, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Narrative Research, and Intuitive Inquiry and co-editor of Situating Sadness: Women and Depression in Social Context. Her recent publications include discursive analyses of service providers amp rsquo and service users amp rsquo accounts of depression and the use of antidepressants. She has served as president of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (a section of the Division of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of the American Psychological Association).

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ISBN 13 9781433834639
ISBN 10 1433834634
Title Essentials of Discursive Psychology
Author Linda M Mcmullen
Series Essentials Of Qualitative Methods
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher American Psychological Association
Year published 2021-05-25
Number of pages 110
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