声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Purpose and significance of the study
1.3 Research methodology
1.4 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 An overview of Goffman’s interaction order
2.1.1 Goffman and his interaction order
2.1.2 A general model of conversational interaction order
2.2 Doctor-patient conversations
2.2.1 Institutional interaction and docor-patient interaction
2.2.2 The flames of doctor-patient conversation
2.3 Approaches to doctor-patient conversations research
2.4 Research questions for the present study
Chapter Three Goffman’s Interaction Order as the Theoretical Basis
3.1 Social psychological presupposition of interaction order
3.2 Basic concepts of Goffman’s interaction order
3.2.1 Interaction order
3.2.2 Focused and unfocused interaction
3.3 Three metaphors in Goffman’s interaction order
3.3.1 The dramaturgical metaphor
3.3.2 The game metaphor
3.3.3 The ritual metaphor
3.4 Summary of the three metaphors
Chapter Four Analyzing Doctor-patient Communication
4.1 Data collection
4.2 Data analysis
4.3 Interaction order in doctor-patient communication
4.3.1 Unfocused and focused interaction in doctor-patient communication
4.3.2 Dramaturgical metaphor in small-talk
4.3.3 Naive moves versus medical expressions
4.3.4 Covering,uncovering and counter-uncovering moves in story-telling
4.3.5 Rituals in questioning
4.3.6 Equality and courtesy in doctor-patient interaction
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major findings of the study
5.2 Implications of the study
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further study
References
Appendix
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