Approaches to the individual
Subtitle: the relationship between internal and external conversation
By: Athanasia Chalari
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780230231337
Description: "This study sees mediation as a way of understanding the relationship between internal and external conversation, which underpins how individuals are connected to society. The relationship between these aspects of conversation is crucial in allowing selves to achieve subjectively-defined balance between inner and outer worlds"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * PART I: Theoretical Background * Simmel and Goffman on Internal and External Conversation * The Contribution of American Pragmatism * Recent Approaches * The Methodological Aspect of Conversation Analysis * PART II: Mediation Process * Introducing Mediation * Mediation Dichotomy * Mediation Synthesis * Conclusion.