Difficulties with discourse : a metaphorical reading of reconstituting self
| dc.contributor.author | Hoskins, Marie L. | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Peavy, Vance | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-21T21:44:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-21T21:44:22Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1997 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06-21 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies | |
| dc.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Although there is a resurgence of interest in the self, few studies focus on researching the self-in-context. This study fills the void of such omissions by studying how the self reconstitutes itself in relation to context, or discourse. The study begins with the development of a model of the self that is contextual, evolving, multiple and discursive. Consistent with this perspective of the self, a feminist social constructionist methodology was developed. Such a methodology was developed and implemented in order to more fully understand how (a) discourses are interpreted by individuals and groups of people, (b) people author their lives in relation to certain discourses, and (c) identities, or subjectivities are claimed. The study focuses on language—metaphors, rules, norms, and discursive practices. Concepts such as position, scripts, discourse, subjectivity, and discursive practices were used to understand discourse and reconstituting self. There are three components to this study including (a) a personal narrative of one woman's recovery, (b) an analysis of dominant discourses surrounding the discourse of recovery, and (c) a narrative of the research process including the discursive relationships of the researcher. By focusing on these various layers of experience, the interrelationships between self and discourse are highlighted. The form of the study is narrative as it weaves the participant’s story of recovery with the researcher's relationships to the discourses she has claimed. It is also metaphorical in that it highlights metaphors embedded within various treatment discourses. Through such metaphors, voice, ambivalence, and agency are examined as they relate to the shared experiences of both the participant and the researcher. The study concludes by highlighting difficulties when studying discourse, when constituting oneself within discourse, and when scripting oneself into a particular subjectivity. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8291 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self actualization (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychoanalysis | en_US |
| dc.title | Difficulties with discourse : a metaphorical reading of reconstituting self | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |