'Did you solve it yourself?': Evaluation of self narratives of discrimination by people with 'learning difficulties'

Communication and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-89

  Williams, Val ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversation analysis; Identity; Inclusive research; Interactional rights; Narratives; People with learning difficulties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 27344437196     PISSN: 16121783     EISSN: 16133625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/come.2005.2.1.77     Document Type: Article

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