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Discourse and policy change: the significance of language for housing research
Citation
Jacobs, KA and Manzi, T, Discourse and policy change: the significance of language for housing research, Housing Studies, 11, (4) pp. 543-560. ISSN 0267-3037 (1996) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1080/02673039608720874
Abstract
The paper reviews a range of epistemological concerns which are pertinent to the study of housing policy. It is divided into four sections: first, a formulation of language as 'expressive behaviour' is put forward to show that language is not simply a medium in which ideas and intentions are communicated, rather it is best understood as dynamic and integrally linked to relations of power and dominance. The second section suggests a methodology which can be applied to a study of housing policy and demonstrates with examples how certain words often used in the language of housing are necessarily linked to a wider cultural and ideological milieu. The third section explores how power relationships are manifested through language. To support these arguments the fourth section applies the methodology to examine the content of some key housing terminology 'expressed' during the post-war period in the UK and considers the implications that follow from its usage.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Sociology not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Jacobs, KA (Professor Keith Jacobs) |
ID Code: | 52518 |
Year Published: | 1996 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 53 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Social Work |
Deposited On: | 2008-07-30 |
Last Modified: | 2008-07-30 |
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