Fallon, D 2006, 'To 'raise dream and ambition': the rhetorical analysis of a teenage pregnancy strategy' , Nursing Inquiry, 13 (3) , pp. 186-193.
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Critical discourse analysis (CDA) has been evident in disciplines such as sociology and cultural studies for many years, and is of increasing interest to nurse scholars internationally. This paper outlines what CDA is and how it might be used as an approach to analysing any health text, using an example from the UK — the teenage pregnancy strategy. Discourses and linguistic techniques used within this document are discussed, together with the potential impact they may have, both on health professionals as readers, and on pregnant teenagers as targets of the strategy. Teenage pregnancy itself is an international concern, prompting different responses from the various governing bodies. When approaches to a health matter are so diverse across the developing world, it is useful to consider how policy analysis using CDA can advance our understanding of the positions taken up by the authors of the policies that might not otherwise be made explicit.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home > HQ0767 Children. Child development Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Subjects / Themes > P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HM Sociology Health and Wellbeing Memory, Text and Place Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy Schools > School of Health and Society |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Nursing Inquiry |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 13207881 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2007 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2015 23:49 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/18 |
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