Author: Susan A. Speer, Elizabeth Stokoe Full Title: Conversation And Gender Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 14, 2011) Year: 2011 ISBN-13: 9780521873826 (978-0-521-87382-6), 9780521696036 (978-0-521-69603-6) ISBN-10: 0521873827, 0521696038 Pages: 360 Language: English Genre: Psychology File type: PDF (OCR) Quality: - Price: $46.99 Conversation analysts have begun to challenge long-cherished assumptions about the relationship between gender and language, asking new questions about the interactional study of gender and providing fresh insights into the ways it may be studied empirically. Drawing on a lively set of audio- and video-recorded materials of real-life interactions, including domestic telephone calls, children's play, mediation sessions, police-suspect interviews, psychiatric assessments and calls to telephone helplines, this volume is the first to showcase the latest thinking and cutting-edge research of an international group of scholars working on topics at the intersection of gender and conversation analysis. Theoretically, it pushes forward the boundaries of our understanding of the relationship between conversation and gender, charting new and exciting territory. Methodologically, it offers readers a clear, practical understanding of how to analyse gender using conversation analysis, by presenting detailed demonstrations of this method in use. ░ Presents the most incisive and sophisticated thinking in its field, pushing forward the boundaries of people's understanding of the relationship between conversation analysis and gender ░ Features detailed demonstrations of conversation analysis in use, such as telephone calls, children's play, mediation sessions, police-suspect interviews and psychiatric assessments ░ A detailed introduction provides readers with an overview of the history and context of the field of research on language, conversation and gender ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
