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Discursive Psychology: Theory, Method and Applications
Discursive Psychology is a theoretical and analytical approach used by academics and practitioners alike, widely applied, though often lost within the complicated web of discourse analysis.
Sally Wiggins combines her expertise in discursive psychology with her clear and demystifying pedagogical approach to produce a book that is committed to student success. This textbook shows students how to put the methodology into practice in a way that is simple, engaging and practical.
Sally Wiggins combines her expertise in discursive psychology with her clear and demystifying pedagogical approach to produce a book that is committed to student success. This textbook shows students how to put the methodology into practice in a way that is simple, engaging and practical.
280 pages, Paperback
Published February 4, 2017
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June 3, 2019
Contradictory mumbo jumbo. The emperor's new clothes in terms of methodology. As much as I like to keep an open mind, this was pushing it...
"For example, depression is currently defined as a mental illness in western cultures, as being associated with particular individual, behavioural, hormonal and experiential symptoms. It may be diagnosed by a medical professional, and treated via anti-depressant drugs and talking therapies. Yet this particular truth about depression – and who can diagnose it – is only recent and limited to western cultures. IT RELIES ON THEORISING THE SEPARATION OF MIND AND BODY, and of the identification of neuro-biological causes of depression that then make relevant medical intervention."
This (in bold) is quite contrary to my knowledge of the philosophy of mind, and seemingly the Stanford encyclopaedia of philosphy's article on the subject seems to agree with me.
It goes on like this in an intellectual circle jerk: "DP has its roots in ethnomethodology, sociology and post-structuralism, and so has a much broader spehere of relevance" – than cognitive psychology. Different levels of explanation maybe?
"Qualitative research more broadly has grown from being the footnote at the bottom of a questionnaire to a diverse vibrant field in itself. The computational model that lurks among the theories of many cognitivist approaches might itself need an upgrade, given increasing developments in social technology" ... Say what!? The book reminded me of the recent Sokal affair squared; the Grievance papers affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievan...
In part three (chapter 9) something like a Double-penetrative (Freudian) slip is revealed: "the messiness of DP research..." It is indeed messy, and judging from Jeff Coulter's 'What is "discursive psychology"?' it seems others also struggle to both find its usefulness, understand its aims and to make meaning of this...
DP can't predict anything, can't establish causation, and is barely able to describe and possibly explain...
"For example, depression is currently defined as a mental illness in western cultures, as being associated with particular individual, behavioural, hormonal and experiential symptoms. It may be diagnosed by a medical professional, and treated via anti-depressant drugs and talking therapies. Yet this particular truth about depression – and who can diagnose it – is only recent and limited to western cultures. IT RELIES ON THEORISING THE SEPARATION OF MIND AND BODY, and of the identification of neuro-biological causes of depression that then make relevant medical intervention."
This (in bold) is quite contrary to my knowledge of the philosophy of mind, and seemingly the Stanford encyclopaedia of philosphy's article on the subject seems to agree with me.
It goes on like this in an intellectual circle jerk: "DP has its roots in ethnomethodology, sociology and post-structuralism, and so has a much broader spehere of relevance" – than cognitive psychology. Different levels of explanation maybe?
"Qualitative research more broadly has grown from being the footnote at the bottom of a questionnaire to a diverse vibrant field in itself. The computational model that lurks among the theories of many cognitivist approaches might itself need an upgrade, given increasing developments in social technology" ... Say what!? The book reminded me of the recent Sokal affair squared; the Grievance papers affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievan...
In part three (chapter 9) something like a Double-penetrative (Freudian) slip is revealed: "the messiness of DP research..." It is indeed messy, and judging from Jeff Coulter's 'What is "discursive psychology"?' it seems others also struggle to both find its usefulness, understand its aims and to make meaning of this...
DP can't predict anything, can't establish causation, and is barely able to describe and possibly explain...
March 12, 2022
This book really helped me writing up my results section for my lab report. It broke down devices etc.. in an easier to understand way
December 9, 2022
This book was really helpful for orienting myself around discourse analysis literature. It has good resources, really thorough and clear explanations.
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