Advances in membership categorisation analysis /
Advances in membership categorization analysis
edited by Richard Fitzgerald and William Housley.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2015.
- xi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.
Introduction to membership categorization analysis / De-reifiying categories / Prospective and retrospective categorization: category proffers and inferences in social interaction and rolling news media / Categorization work in the courtroom : the 'foundational' character of membership categorization analysis / Challenging normativity : re-appraising category, bound, tied and predicated features / Omnirelevance in technologized interaction : couples coping with video calling distortions / Membership categorization and methodological reasoning in research team interaction / William Housley and Richard Fitzgerald -- Rod Watson -- Elizabeth Stokoe and Frederick Attenborough -- Christian Licoppe -- Edward Reynolds and Richard Fitzgerald -- Sean Rintel -- William Housley and Robin James Smith -- Transcription key.
"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."--Back cover.