Discourses of Deficit [electronic resource] /
Candlin, C.editor.
Crichton, J.editor.
Key practitioners and researchers explore how people routinely and at particular sites are discursively constructed as deficient in ways that may affect their life chances. The book offers examples of how adopting multiple perspectives on research can provide a rich explanatory analysis of the construct of 'deficit' in a range of domains.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Characterisation in the context of law -- pt. 2. Responsibility in the context of social work -- pt. 3. Identity in the context of health care -- pt. 4. Relationships in the context of management -- pt. 5. Capacity in the context of communication disorder -- p. 6. Recognition in the context of educational diversity -- pt. 7. Agency in the context of marketing -- pt. 8. Membership in the context of institutional appraisal.
Key practitioners and researchers explore how people routinely and at particular sites are discursively constructed as deficient in ways that may affect their life chances. The book offers examples of how adopting multiple perspectives on research can provide a rich explanatory analysis of the construct of 'deficit' in a range of domains.
Public relations.
Language and languages-Study and teaching.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Semantics.
Discourse analysis.
Corporate Communication/Public Relations.
Language Teaching.
Linguistics, general.
Sociolinguistics.
Semantics.
Discourse Analysis.