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

Charles Bazerman, James Paradis (Editor); Greg Myers, Les Perelman, James P. Zappen (Contributors)

ISBN 10: 0299125947 / ISBN 13: 9780299125943

Edité par The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI and London, 1991

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390 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Occassional pen markings on text. N° de réf. du vendeur 4iiiAd0055

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Titre : Textual Dynamics of the Professions: ...

Éditeur : The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI and London

Date d'édition : 1991

Reliure : Soft Cover

Illustrateur : Bruce Gore (Cover Design)

Etat : Very Good

Edition : Copyright © 1991

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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.