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Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Gray Brunton, Carol; Todorova, Irina; Petrova, Dafina; Carnegie, Elaine; Whittaker, Anne

Authors

Irina Todorova

Dafina Petrova

Anne Whittaker



Abstract

This case study introduces the reader to Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) as applied to a cross-cultural project around young women’s constructions of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. We introduce common qualitative research approaches in psychology. We discuss two main types of Discourse Analysis in psychology and why a Foucauldian discourse analysis was adopted here. In this case we examine examples of our data according to Carla Willig’s (2008) approach to Foucauldian discourse analysis using six stages: discursive constructions, discourses, action orientation, positionings, practice and subjectivity. Finally, we consider the main limits and strengths with a Foucauldian discourse analysis.

Citation

Gray Brunton, C., Todorova, I., Petrova, D., Carnegie, E., & Whittaker, A. (2018). Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526440235

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 31, 2017
Publication Date 2018
Deposit Date Oct 10, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Sage Research Methods Cases
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526440235
Keywords Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine, young women,
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/995822