Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities

Bazerman, Charles;Paradis, James

ISBN 10: 0299125947 / ISBN 13: 9780299125943

Edité par Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1991

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Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities (Rhetoric of the Human Sciences), Bazerman, Charles, Univ of Wisconsin, 1991,390p, trade pb, covers bumped/scuffed, text tanning/clean, binding solid--33.00. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1237773685

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Titre : Textual Dynamics of the Professions: ...

Éditeur : Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Date d'édition : 1991

Reliure : Soft cover

Etat : Good

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How do discursive differences between legal professionals and jurors affect courtroom decisions? How does the DSM-III - the American Psychiatric Association's taxonomy of mental disorders - shape psychiatric practice? How can a narrative of social progress shape scientific theory? How do conflicting problem-solving strategies within a community contribute to technological disasters like Three Mile Island and the Shuttle Challenger? This book is a collection of 15 essays examining the real effects of texts on professional practice - in academic, scientific, and business settings. The authors describe textual dynamics as an interaction in which professional texts and discourses are constructed by, and in turn construct, social practices. This anthology treats a wide range of professional texts including case studies, student papers, medieval letters and product instructions.