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Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation
Martin Malone
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Description for Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation
Paperback. * Fascinating account of how we present ourselves in everyday talk and conversation which is explained through methods of conversation analysis. * Combines theoretical discussion with fine--grained analysis of ordinary conversation* Offers an understanding towards how selves are created and transformed in everyday talk. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. They are produced by multiple partners co-operating in the production of social events. The self is a 'performed character' - a 'dramatic effect' in Goffman's terms - which results from shaping our behavior to create a desired impression. Talk is both the means and the product of such events. Selves live in worlds that talk creates.
This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. They are produced by multiple partners co-operating in the production of social events. The self is a 'performed character' - a 'dramatic effect' in Goffman's terms - which results from shaping our behavior to create a desired impression. Talk is both the means and the product of such events. Selves live in worlds that talk creates.
Using the methods of conversation analysis, this book seeks to discover how selves are created and transformed in everyday ... Read more
The book will be of particular interest to students and professionals in sociology, social psychology, sociolinguistics and communication studies.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745618975
SKU
V9780745618975
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About Martin Malone
Martin Malone is the author of Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation
"Malone sets out to demonstrate that sociological notions - particularly those of symbolic interactionism - can profitably be used to understand what goes on in talk and that sociology itself would profit from a recognition of talk as fundamental sociological data. He does this by examining records of extensive contexted conversational fragments and by showing how the talk itself enables ... Read more