| Title: |
Hyper Talk: Sampling the Social Construction of ADHD in Everyday Language. |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Danforth, Scot; Navarro, Virginia |
| Source: |
Anthropology & Education Quarterly. Jun 2001 32(2):167-190. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
24 |
| Publication Date: |
2001 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Attention Deficit Disorders; Disabilities; Discourse Analysis; Elementary Secondary Education; Hyperactivity; Identification |
| ISSN: |
0161-7761 |
| Abstract: |
Examined how meanings about the concept of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were socially constructed within the everyday language use of lay persons. Over 200 language events referencing ADHD, including media sources, were recorded in journals. Results revealed five patterned ways that lay persons appropriated and interpreted discourses originating in medical and school communities of practice. (SM) |
| Entry Date: |
2002 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ644318 |
| Database: |
ERIC |