Advances in membership categorisation analysis / edited by Richard Fitzgerald and William Housley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fitzgerald, Richard, 1965- editor.

Housley, William, 1970- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conversation analysis.

Oral communication.

Communication--Social aspects.

Communication.

Physical Description:

xi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2015]

Summary:

This is an exciting addition to the dynamic, multidisciplinary field of membership categorization analysis. Bringing together the biggest names in MCA this landmark publication provides a contemporary analysis of the field and a platform for emerging researchers and students to build upon. The book sets out the current methodological developments of MCA highlighting its analytic strength - particularly when examining social identity and social knowledge. It provides a sophisticated tool of qualitative analysis and draws from a wide range of empirical studies provided by global scholars. The culmination of years of international research this agenda-setting text will be essential reading for academics and advanced students using membership categorization across the social sciences; particularly in media and communication studies, sociology, psychology, education, political science and linguistics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction to Membership Categorisation Analysis / William Housley Housley, William, Richard Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Richard 1

2 De-Reifying Categories / Rod Watson Watson, Rod 23

3 Prospective and Retrospective Categorisation: Category Proffers and Inferences in Social Interaction and Rolling News Media / Elizabeth Stokoe Stokoe, Elizabeth, Frederick Attenborough Attenborough, Frederick 51

4 Categorisation Work in the Courtroom: The 'Foundational' Character of Membership Categorisation Analysis / Christian Licoppe Licoppe, Christian 71

5 Challenging Normativity: Re-appraising Category Bound, Tied and Predicated Features / Edward Reynolds Reynolds, Edward, Richard Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Richard 99

6 Omnirelevance in Technologised Interaction: Couples Coping with Video Calling Distortions / Sean Rintel Rintel, Sean 123

7 Membership Categorisation and Methodological Reasoning in Research Team Interaction / William Housley Housley, William, Robin James Smith Smith, Robin James 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.

ISBN:

9781446270738

1446270734

9781446270721

1446270726

OCLC:

906537880