1st Edition

Researching Language Issues of Power and Method

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1992. This book discusses the possibilities of developing the research process in social science so that it benefits the subjects as well as the researcher. The authors distinguish between ‘ethical’, ‘advocate’ and ‘empowering’ approaches to the relationship between researcher and researched, linking these to different ideas about the nature of knowledge, action,... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Scope for Empowerment in Sociolinguistics? M. B. H. Rampton  3. Bilingualism in the Peruvian Andes Penelope Harvey  4. Talking About Gender, Race And Class Elizabeth Frazer  5. ‘Respect, Please!’: Investigating Race, Power and Language Deborah Cameron  6. Conclusion

Biography

Deborah Cameron, Elizabeth Frazer, Penelope Harvey, M. B. H. Rampton, Kay Richardson