Potter2011
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Potter2011 |
| Author(s) | Jonathan Potter |
| Title | Re-reading 'Discourse and Social Psychology': transforming social psychology |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Discursive Psychology |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | British Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 436–455 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02085.x |
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Abstract
This paper considers one theme in the contemporary legacy of Potter and Wetherell's (1987) Discourse and Social Psychology. It overviews the context that led to that book and considers a series of critical responses from both experimental and critical/qualitative social psychologists. It refutes criticisms and corrects confusions. Focusing on contemporary discursive psychology, it highlights (a) its rigorous use of records of actual behaviour; (b) its systematic focus on normative practices. In methodological terms, it (a) highlights limitations in the use of open‐ended interviews; (b) considers the way naturalistic materials provide access to participants’ own orientations and displays; (c) builds a distinctive logic of sampling and generalization. In theoretical terms, it (a) highlights the way discourse work can identify foundational psychological matters; (b) offers a novel approach to emotion and embodiment; (c) starts to build a matrix of dimensions which are central to the constructing and recognizing of different kinds of social actions. It now offers a fully formed alternative social psychology which coordinates theory and method and a growing body of empirical work.
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