'Very clear, comprehensive, yet concise'

`This well-written book is a must for scholars embarking on discourse analysis - it is as valuable to health scientists as it is to social scientists. It translates the dense writings on this topic into a workable research method, and shows the exciting possibilities of an approach that helps us to reflect on how we, as individuals are socially constituted' - Nurse Researcher

Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction provides a concise, straightforward guide for students and researchers who are interested in understanding and using discourse analysis. Addressed to graduate students, academics and experienced researchers, this book is a comprehensive guide for those new to discourse analysis as well as for researchers in need of a complement to other modes of inquiry.

Preface
1. What is Discourse Analysis?
Defining Discourse Analysis
Reasons for Using Discourse Analysis
What Lies Ahead
2. The Variety of Discourse Analysis
Theoretical Perspectives in Dscourse Analysis
Empirical Studies in Discourse Analysis
A Useful Methodology
3. Our Research Program
Studying Identity
Revitalizing Our Critical Approach
A New Perspective on Exsisting Theoretical Debates
Why We Use Discourse Analysis
4. The Challenges of Discourse Analysis
Developing a Research Question
Selecting a Site
Collecting Data
Analyzing the Data
Writing Up the Study
Make It Interesting
5. Conclusions
Contributions
Challenges
On a Personal Note
References
About the Authors