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Discourse Analysis and Constructionist Approaches: Theoretical Background

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Citation

POTTER, J., 1996. Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background. IN: Richardson, J.T.E. (ed). Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Psychology and the Social Sciences. Leicester: British Psychological Society, pp. 125 – 140

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