Newcomb, Katie Marie
(2010)
Linguistic Construction of Figured Worlds, Identity, and Addiction in Female College Students.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This study presents an examination of the intersection of figured worlds, identity construction, and perception of addiction and an "addictive identity" in female college students. It investigates whether female college students conceptualize "college" as a figured world as theorized by Holland, Lachicotte Jr., Skinner, and Cain (1998), and whether (and to what extent) this figured world affects their willingness to accept and/or ascribe the identity label of "addict". Using sociolinguistic interviews, students were asked to describe aspects of, and their opinions on, college life in general, drinking and/or drug use in college, and finally how these opinions interacted for them with widely held definitions of "addict" and "addiction". Students' responses were analyzed according to Bucholtz & Hall's (1998) "tactics of intersubjectivity" to define the parameters of their identity formation, and how such formation is occurring within, and therefore likely influenced by, the figured world of "college".
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Newcomb, Katie Marie | kmn31@pitt.edu | KMN31 | |
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| Date: |
1 June 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
26 March 2010 |
| Approval Date: |
1 June 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
19 April 2010 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Linguistics |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
cultural worlds; identity labels; linguistic identity construction; tactics of intersubjectivity; undergraduate |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04192010-100718/, etd-04192010-100718 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:39 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:41 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7332 |
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