Identity struggles : evidence from workplaces around the world /

Identity struggles : evidence from workplaces around the world / edited by Dorien Van De Mieroop, Stephanie Schnurr. - 1 online resource. - Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture (DAPSAC), volume 69 1569-9463 ; . - Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 69. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: A kaleidoscopic view of identity struggles at work / Struggling to construct professional competence -- Coping with uncertainty: Gender and leadership identities in UK corporate life / Constructing a "competent" meeting chair: A study of the discourse of meeting chairing in a Hong Kong workplace / Juggling T's and "we"s with "he"s and "she"s: Negotiating novice professional identities in stories of teamwork told in New Zealand job interviews / Epistemic "Struggles": When nurses' expert identity is challenged by "knowledgeable" clients / Who's the expert? Negotiating competence and authority in guided tours / Struggling to (de-)construct in-group membership -- You're a proper tradesman mate: Identity struggles and workplace transitions in New Zealand / Indian women at work: Struggling between visibility and invisibility / dynamics of identity struggle in interdisciplinary meetings in higher education / Laughables as a resource for foregrounding shared knowledge and shared identities in intercultural interactions in Scandinavia / Workplace conflicts as (re)source for analysing identity struggles in stories told in interviews / Identities on a learning curve: Female migrant narratives and the construction of identities of (non)participation in Communities of Practice / Struggling to combine (sometimes competing) expectations -- Managing patients' expectations in telephone complaints in Scotland / Identity work in nurse-client interactions in selected community hospitals in Kenya / Èven if there were procedures, we will be acting at our own discretion...': General practitioners' struggle about identity / Kind of work: Narratives from Canadian indigenous women / Adapting self for private and public audiences: The enactment of leadership identity by New Zealand rugby coaches in huddles and interviews / "I speak French=eh": Multilingualism and professional identity struggles in Luxembourg / Struggling to define identity boundaries -- discursive accomplishment of identity during veterinary medical consultations in the UK / Embracing a new professional identity: The case of social work in Botswana / Identity and space: Discourse perspectives / Household workers' use of directives to negotiate their professional identity in Lima, Peru / Ẁe're only here to help': Identity struggles in foreign domestic helper narratives / Epilogue: Identity struggles as a reflection of knowledge, competing norms, and attempts for social change / Dorien Van De Mieroop -- Judith Baxter -- Angela Chan -- Sophie Reissner-Roubicek -- Stephanie Schnurr -- Lorenza Mondada -- Meredith Marra -- Dorien Van De Mieroop -- Keith Richards -- Louise Tranekjaer -- Marlene Miglbauer -- Dorien Van De Mieroop -- May McCreaddie -- Benson Oduor Ojwang -- Agnieszka Sowinska -- Jens Brockmeier -- Nick Wilson -- Anne Franziskus -- Robin Burrow -- Sue Wharton -- Gerlinde Mautner -- Susana de los Hews -- Hans J. Ladegaard -- Stephanie Schnurr. ch. 1 pt. I ch. 2 ch. 3 ch. 4 ch. 5 ch. 6 pt. II ch. 7 ch. 8 ch. 9 ch. 10 ch. 11 ch. 12 pt. III ch. 13 ch. 14 ch. 15 ch. 16 ch. 17 ch. 18 pt. IV ch. 19 ch. 20 ch. 21 ch. 22 ch. 23 ch. 24

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Discourse analysis--Social aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Workplace literacy.
Professional employees--Language.
Social interaction.
Communication in organizations.
Identité (Psychologie)
Alphabétisation en milieu de travail.
Interaction sociale.
Communication dans les organisations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Communication in organizations.
Discourse analysis--Social aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Social interaction.
Workplace literacy.


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