ISBN:
9780803949324
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (253 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
SAGE Series in Communication Research
Parallel Title:
Print version Narrative and Social Control : Critical Perspectives
Keywords:
Discourse analysis ; Social aspects
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Discourse analysis, Narrative
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Social control
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
What is the relationship between narrative, society and the forms of control that function in society? This critical analysis examines the role of narrative in the creation of various social realities. The central theme is that narrative is a pervasive form of human communication integral to the production and shaping of social order. Each chapter provides both a theoretical framework and an examination of narratives in a range of communication contexts - interpersonal, small group, organizational and mass media - illustrating the far-reaching impact of narrative on our lives and social
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Introduction: Narrative and Social Control; Part I - Theoretical Overview; Chapter 1 - Narrative, Power, and Social Theory; Part II - Narrative and Control in Diverse Social Contexts; Chapter 2 - Family Storytelling as a Strategy of Social Control; Chapter 3 - Cultural Narratives and the Therapeutic Motif: The Political Containment of Vietnam Veterans; Chapter 4 - Narrative and the Culture of Obedience at the Workplace; Part III - Narrative, Society, and Race; Chapter 5 - Stories and Racism
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6 - Deformed Subjects, Docile Bodies: Disciplinary Practices and Subject-Constitution in Stories of Japanese-American InternmentChapter 7 - The Narcissistic Reflection of Communicative Power: Delusions of Progress against Organizational Discrimination; Part IV - Narrative, Social Control, and the Media; Chapter 8 - American Journalists and the Death of Lee Harvey Oswald: Narratives of Self-Legitimation; Chapter 9 - Oppositional Voices in China Beach: Narrative Configurations of Gender and War; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors;
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