1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821174603321

Titolo

Narrative and social control : critical perspectives / / editor, Dennis K. Mumby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1993

ISBN

1-4833-4527-0

1-4522-5433-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Sage annual reviews of communication research ; ; v. 21

Altri autori (Persone)

MumbyDennis K

Disciplina

401.41

Soggetti

Discourse analysis - Social aspects

Discourse analysis, Narrative

Social control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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