Discursive Psychology

by Derek Edwards and Jonathan Potter

Book Overview

This accessible text introduces the key elements of a discursive approach to psychology. This focuses on how discourse - naturally occurring talk and text - can be studied and understood as the accomplishment of social action. Building on discourse analysis, the authors present an integrated discursive action model which leads to a radical reworking of some of psychology′s most central concepts - language, cognition, truth, knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080398443X
• ISBN13: 9780803984431
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"