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
Autorentext
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).
Klappentext
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.
Inhalt
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.