Discourse and Rhetoric Group, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough, University, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2012 Sep;51(3):436-55. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02085.x. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
This paper considers one theme in the contemporary legacy of Potter and Wetherell's (1987) Discourse and Social Psychology. It overviews the context that led to that book and considers a series of critical responses from both experimental and critical/qualitative social psychologists. It refutes criticisms and corrects confusions. Focusing on contemporary discursive psychology, it highlights (a) its rigorous use of records of actual behaviour; (b) its systematic focus on normative practices. In methodological terms, it (a) highlights limitations in the use of open-ended interviews; (b) considers the way naturalistic materials provide access to participants' own orientations and displays; (c) builds a distinctive logic of sampling and generalization. In theoretical terms, it (a) highlights the way discourse work can identify foundational psychological matters; (b) offers a novel approach to emotion and embodiment; (c) starts to build a matrix of dimensions which are central to the constructing and recognizing of different kinds of social actions. It now offers a fully formed alternative social psychology which coordinates theory and method and a growing body of empirical work.
本文探讨了 Potter 和 Wetherell（1987）的《话语与社会心理学》在当代的一个重要主题。它概述了导致该书出版的背景，并考虑了来自实验和批判/定性社会心理学家的一系列批判性回应。它驳斥了批评意见，纠正了混淆。本文聚焦于当代话语心理学，重点介绍了（a）其对实际行为记录的严格使用；（b）其对规范实践的系统关注。在方法论方面，它（a）强调了使用开放式访谈的局限性；（b）考虑了自然主义材料如何为参与者的自身取向和表现提供了途径；（c）构建了一种独特的抽样和概括逻辑。在理论方面，它（a）强调了话语研究如何能够确定基础的心理问题；（b）提供了一种新的情感和体现方法；（c）开始构建一个核心维度矩阵，这些维度对于构建和识别不同类型的社会行为至关重要。它现在提供了一种完整的替代社会心理学，协调了理论和方法以及越来越多的实证工作。
