Discourse and Lifespan Identity - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 080395106X ISBN 13: 9780803951068

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 1993

Riassunto

"This book sculpts a new direction for sociolinguistics inasmuch as it incorporates lifespan studies. . . .into the realm of language and context. It makes us realize that our senses of "who we are" is a conglomerate of several different dimensions: temporal, social, linguistic." --Studies in Second Language Acquisition "The editors of this volume have successfully put together a group of articles which address the role of language in creating our developing self, by attempting to answer how our identity is achieved across the lifespan through the use of language in relationships. --Language in Society "The volume's strengths include clear illustration of the role of discourse in constituting self, especially with regard to aging; evidence overturning the hegemony of rigid 'life-stage/cycle' models for understanding lifespan development; and presentation of innovative methods for lifespan research. . . . The volume offers insightful contributions to discourse studies of the lifespan." --Discourse & Society "This is a fascinating book in the Sage Language and Language Behavior series. . . . Although it is written primarily for researchers and theoreticians in sociology and linguistics, there is application to child and adult development, gerontology, oral history, and even family systems theory. . . . This introduction to lifespan sociolinguistics is both clear and compelling." --Clinical Gerontologist How are social development, maturation, aging, stability, and change reflected in human interaction and in social contexts? How, where, and when does age surface as a theme in everyday talk? What social rituals endorse our accepted views of "coming of age," "turning forty," "entering retirement," or generally "acting our age"? What can language achieve for us? A multidisciplinary cast of contributors answers such questions through empirical studies and theoretical interpretations. Provocative and accessibly written, this volume explores discursive practices in which age-related identities are formulated, challenged, or consolidated. From mother-daughter relationships to marital communication, Discourse and Lifespan Identity takes a dynamic view of lifespan development in today's culture. Discourse and Lifespan Identity offers valuable information to students and professionals of interpersonal communication, speech communication, social psychology, developmental psychology, aging, and sociology.

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Contenuti

Introduction - Nikolas Coupland, Jon F Nussbaum and Alan Grossman
Discourse, Selfhood and the Lifespan
PART ONE: DISCURSIVELY FORMULATING THE LIFESPAN
Becoming Someone - John Shotter
Identity and Belonging
Autobiographies and the Shaping of Gendered Lives - Mary M Gergen and Kenneth J Gergen
Discursively Formulating the Significance of Reminiscence in Later Life - Kevin Buchanan and Dave Middleton
Positioning and Autobiography - Luk Van Langenhove and Rom Harré
Telling Your Life
PART TWO: ACHIEVING CONTROL, TRANSITION AND CONTINUITY
Pedagogic Discourse and Interaction Orders - Karin Aronsson and Ann-Carita Evaldsson
Sharingtime and Control
Contextualizing Social Control - Diane T Prusank
An Ethnomethodological Analysis of Parental Accounts of Discipline Interactions
Transitions Through the Student Career - Ann Q Staton
Making Connections - Valerie Cryer Downs
Narratives as the Expression of Continuity Between Generations of Grandparents and Grandchildren
PART THREE: DISCOURSE AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The Construction of `Closeness' in Mother-Daughter Relationships Across the Lifespan - Karen Henwood and Geraldine Coughlan
Intergenerational Communication in the Mother-Daughter Dyad Regarding Caregiving Decisions - Victor G Cicirelli
Investigations of Marital Communication and Lifespan Development - Alan L Sillars and Paul H Zietlow
Couples and Change - William W Wilmot and Joyce L Hocker
Intervention Through Discourse and Images
Epilogue - Nikolas Coupland, Justine Coupland and Jon F Nussbaum
Future Prospects in Lifespan Sociolinguistics

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Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 080395106X
• ISBN 13: 9780803951068
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 338
• Redattore: Coupland Nikolas, Nussbaum Jon F.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile