Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Teun A. van Dijk

Book Overview

The definition of ideology continues to occupy scholars across a wide range of disciplines. In this book, Teun A van Dijk sketches a challenging new multidisciplinary framework for theorizing ideology. He defines ideology as the basis of the social representations of a group, its functions in terms of social relations between groups, and its reproduction as enacted by discourse. Contemporary racist discourse is examined to illustrate these ideological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761956557
• ISBN13: 9780761956556
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 9.1"