Social accountability in communication / Richard Buttny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buttny, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral communication.

Responsibility.

Conversation analysis.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Newbury Park : Sage Publications, 1993.

Summary:

Much of our talk revolves around accounting for our own and other people's actions. We praise one person and blame another, justify our own actions, speculate on motives, tell and retell problematic events. This volume draws upon speech communication, sociology and social psychology to offer an original approach to such accounts. Richard Buttny examines social accountability within communication contexts that range from a therapy session to welfare and broadcast news interviews, from everyday conversation to discussions in a Zen monastery. Throughout his wide-ranging analysis of accounts talk, he integrates conversation analytic methods with social constructionism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803983069

0803983077

OCLC:

30897324