Social Science Criminology Discourse Analysis

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Discourse Analysis (DA) Discourse refers to written and spoken text, used to understand social constructionism of one’s reality or social group, embedded in the foundations of constructed interaction. We use discourse to interact, build relationships with others and most importantly it constructs meaning that has individual or group relevance (Jones, 2012). Discourse analysis is the study of language whereby analysts examine written text or utterances and how they are structured. Discourse an...