Introducing discursive methods
Introducing discursive methods
The principal aim of this chapter is to provide an introduction to the nature and rationale of discursive methods of inquiry and analysis for the benefit of those who have little familiarity with discursive research. However, discursive methods are constantly evolving, and this chapter also seeks to contribute to the continuing debate about how discursive analysts should carry out and justify their studies. The first half of the chapter consists of an overview of some of the more widely used methodologies, with appropriate references to health-related applications. The purpose of this overview is simply to acquaint the reader with the character and diversity of qualitative methodologies.1 The second half then critically examines the difficult question of how the validity of the various modes of analysis can be established, and explores the problematic issues pertaining to ethics and relations of power that inevitably accompany any assertion of academic authority or expertise. Finally, the need and possibilities for material-discursive methodologies are briefly discussed.
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Yardley, Lucy
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1 January 2013
Yardley, Lucy
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Yardley, Lucy
(2013)
Introducing discursive methods.
In,
Material Discourses of Health and Illness.
Taylor & Francis, .
(doi:10.4324/9780203135266-8).
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The principal aim of this chapter is to provide an introduction to the nature and rationale of discursive methods of inquiry and analysis for the benefit of those who have little familiarity with discursive research. However, discursive methods are constantly evolving, and this chapter also seeks to contribute to the continuing debate about how discursive analysts should carry out and justify their studies. The first half of the chapter consists of an overview of some of the more widely used methodologies, with appropriate references to health-related applications. The purpose of this overview is simply to acquaint the reader with the character and diversity of qualitative methodologies.1 The second half then critically examines the difficult question of how the validity of the various modes of analysis can be established, and explores the problematic issues pertaining to ethics and relations of power that inevitably accompany any assertion of academic authority or expertise. Finally, the need and possibilities for material-discursive methodologies are briefly discussed.
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