Applying discursive approaches to health psychology. Discursive psychology is the first collection to systematically and critically appraise the influence and development of its foundational studies, exploring central concepts in social psychology such as attitudes, gender, cognition, memory, prejudice, and ideology. The paper proposes the model of discursive mind and describes the cognitive architecture of the dialogically structured mind. This chapter introduces basic features of discursive social psychology using discursive analyses of family mealtime interaction.
It developed in the late 20th and early 21st century, mainly from social constructionism and discourse analysis see entries and is strongly associated with methodological innovation and the analysis of language data. Sep 01, 2012 discursive social psychology now discursive social psychology now parker, ian 20120901 00. Four nodal debates3 nikos bozatzis without disregarding the formative influence of other critical social psychological works published in the early and mid 1980s, within the relevant literature, it is often assumed that the discursive turn in social psychology was initiated by jonathan potter and. Keywords discourse, discursive social psychology, interpretive repertoires, place meanings, seasonal homes, sense of place. A rhetorical approach to social psychology was published. Building on discourse analysis, the authors present an integrated discursive action model which leads to a radical reworking of some of psychology. Discursive analysis critical social psychology 2330. Discursive psychology is a form of discourse analysis that stems from potter and wetherells.
Discursive social psychology now discursive social psychology now parker, ian 20120901 00. Discourse and social psychology includes chapters on the theoretical roots of discourse analysis in linguistic philosophy, ethnomethodology and semiotics and an overview on the perspectives of discourse analysis and its utility in studying attitudes. Critically evaluate the understanding of gender as discourse. Using the explanatory framework found in typical texts, it provides unparallel coverage on discourse analytic psychology in a format that is immediately familiar to undergraduate readers. The differences and similarities of the cognitive social and the discursive psychological perspectives. Instead, it is an approach to psychology that takes the actionoriented and. Over the last half century, social scientists have. Colima, mexico bdiego portales university, school of psychology. This involves the deconstruction of stereotypical categories that have been formed through societys use of language in the media, through politics, education and laws. An analysis of its ethnomethodological heritage antar martinezguzmana antonio stecherb lupicinio iniguezruedac auniversity of colima, school of psychology. Discursive psychology is a relatively new field or subdiscipline of psychology. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, nikos bozatzis and others published the discursive turn in social psychology find, read and cite all the research you need on.
More details about gender as discourse and discursive psychology and its correlation to gender are illustrated in the following parts. A core theoretical theme in discursive psychology is what derek edwards 2007 describes as the mindworld relationship. It provides a lens through which we can examine the social world, to render visible the social practices through which people. This accessible text introduces the key elements of a discursive approach to psychology. Download file to see previous pages critical social psychology is defined as a term to describe a collection of approaches such as social constructionist, postmodernist, and narrative approaches to social psychology. Discursive sociology is an approach, not a theory or an analytic system. Discursive social psychology now parker 2012 british. Discursive psychology traditionally, the field of social psychology has been dominated by the cognitivist paradigm which explains social psychological phenomena in terms of cognitive processes thinking, perception and reasoning. Using discursive social psychology to investigate the meanings of. Using the explanatory framework found in typical texts, it provides unparallel coverage on discourse analytic psychology in a format. May 06, 2015 from a lecture given in 2015 by graham r gibbs at the university of huddersfield this session introduces the idea of discourses and discourse analysis.
They exist at three levelspolicies, programs, and philosophiesand can be categorized into two types. The model draws on hermans 1999 theory of the dialogical self ds and wertschs 1991 vision of mind as a tool kit with sociocultural instruments, and also on the sociocognitive approach to personality in experimental psychology. Discursive social psychology now, british journal of social. Discursive social psychology refers to a set of ideas and developments from discourse analysis, conversation analysis and rhetoric that argues people construct their worlds through their accounts and descriptions potter, p. Using experimental and questionnairebased designs, these studies p. Discursive social psychology now, british journal of. The crucial feature of the discursive approach is that behavior is viewed as meaningful by virtue of its articulation with a system of discourse rather than by virtue of its being meant or motivated. Discursive psychology the framework of discourse analysis potter 1996. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Discursive psychology dp is one of the most vibrant and exciting approaches to emerge within the social sciences in the past thirty years. It represents one of the first avenues of development of discourse analysis, taking it from sociology and moving it into psychology.
Therefore, to consider social identity theories and discursive analysis is to put emphasis on the means of which we are allowed or permitted to act and how we justify these actions as being right and proper. Discursive psychology is a major form of discourse analysis and has been developed into a very active school within british social psychology edwards and potter, 1992. Human emotion is an important topic in social psychology and is studied from different perspectives in mainstream and critical social psychology. Building on discourse analysis, the authors present an integrated discursive action model which leads to a radical reworking of some of psychologys most central concepts. Discursive psychology contributions to qualitative research in social psychology. Discursive psychology inquiries in social construction. However, its greater importance is theoretical, through the challenges it has presented to. Shand has the merit of having first clearly shown the need of psychology for some such conception, i must in. He is coauthor with neil mercer of common knowledge, with jonathan potter of discursive psychology and with others of ideological dilemmas. Thus, in my view, discursive psychologys perspective on gender identity is more preferable than biological and sociocultural views on gender. Pdf the discursive turn in social psychology researchgate. Generally known as discursive psychology, this movement has had a large effect on social psychology, particularly in the united kingdom, australia, canada, scandinavia and south america.
Discursive psychology contributions to qualitative research. Van dijk department of general literary studies, university of amsterdam, the netherlands the social psychology of discourse is a new field of study that partly overlaps with the social psychology of language, dealt with in the other chapters of this handbook. Discursive psychology contributions to qualitative research in social. Rather than merely describing the content and contextual factors of this interaction, a discursive psychological perspective treats discourse as social practice. Social psychology has become a key site for the accumulation of a series of empirical studies that have seen the flourishing of a distinctive form of discursive social psychology that has succeeded in moving from the margins of the discipline to a more accepted position. It is the general alternative to a motivational sociology of action. Sexual harassment in university communities is, at best, understood as the exercise of power by deviant individuals and is dealt with through sexual harassment policies, grievance procedures, reprimands and educational measures. From a lecture given in 2015 by graham r gibbs at the university of huddersfield this session introduces the idea of discourses and discourse analysis. Discursive psychology hepburn and wiggins 2005 pointed out that discursive psychology dp is a broad title for a range of research done in different disciplinary contexts including language and communication, psychology, and sociology. Recent years have seen the growth of a movement which has aimed to reorientate the discipline of psychology around the study of discourse. Its effect in the united states has been less marked.
Traditionally, the field of social psychology has been dominated by the cognitivist paradigm which explains social psychological phenomena in terms of cognitive processes thinking, perception and reasoning. Discursive psychology dp is a form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes in talk, text, and images as a counter to mainstream psychology s treatment of discourse as a mirror for peoples expressions of thoughts, intentions, motives, etc. The newest new institutionalism, discursive institutionalism, lends insight into the role of ideas and discourse in politics while providing a more dynamic approach to institutional change than the older three new institutionalisms. Using experimental and questionnairebased designs, these studies place an emphasis on individual consumption and cognitive appraisal, overlooking the interactive context in which food is eaten. Social psychologists may also help to understand and combat racism through examining the discursive theory of racism and conducting discourse analysis. Building on discourse analysis, the authors present an integrated discursive action model which leads to a radical. In each case we indicate arguments for the discursive psychological treatment. Dr bianca rabbe talks about her own studies using discourse analysis, focusing on how young people talk about themselves and their relationships. Social cognition and discourse discourse in society. His memoir, in a translation that preserves the authors gorgeous, discursive style and his love of wordplay, is a social history embedded within an autobiography.
Discursive social psychology is the application of ideas from discourse analysis to central topics in social psychology. Discursive psychology, rhetoric and the issue of agency. Introduction discourse analysis is an indirect form of observation. Discursive psychology edwards and potter 1992 is a psychological theory that is critical. Discursive psychology is a way of analysing talk as a social practice which considers how descriptions are put together and what actions they achieve. Rather than viewing that relation from a traditional analysts perspective, namely as one between two separate, clearcut domainsan objective world and a subjective minddiscursive psychologists. Psychological research into eating practices has focused mainly on attitudes and behaviour towards food, and disorders of eating. It developed in the late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, mainly from social constructionism and discourse analysis see entries, and is strongly associated with methodological innovation and the analysis of language data. One of the approaches includes the discursive approach, which have significant contributions to social psychology. The book explores how discursive psychology has accommodated and responded to assumptions contained in classic studies.
Derek edwards is reader in discursive psychology in the department of social sciences, loughborough university. This article compares and contrasts the way a set of fundamental issues are treated in social representations theory and discursive psychology. Using predominantly experimental methods, research aims. It puts discursive social psychology in historical context and distinguishes three overlapping, strands of work. Contribution of discursive approach in social psychology. A selection of recent examples of discursive research from one applied area of health psychology, studies of diet and obesity, are drawn upon in order to illustrate the specifics of. Jul 26, 2011 dr bianca rabbe talks about her own studies using discourse analysis, focusing on how young people talk about themselves and their relationships. It provides a lens through which we can examine the social world, to render visible the social practices through which people and their practices are made accountable and factual. Discursive psychology dp is a form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes in talk, text, and images as a counter to mainstream psychologys treatment of discourse as a mirror for peoples expressions of thoughts, intentions, motives, etc.
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. Through a discursive analysis of one case of sexual harassment, this article illustrates how power is not merely attached to specific individuals. Five substantive chapters are concerned with the key concepts of social psychology. Discursive psychology contributions to qualitative. Both perspectives analyse the tendency of individuals to categorise social life and others into us and. Discursive psychology dp is the study of psychological issues from a participants.