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Essay / Critically evaluate the claim that discourse analysis...
In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the sciences are described as "going through alternating periods of 'normal science,' when an existing model of reality dominates a long period of enigma. resolution and revolution, until the model of reality itself undergoes a sudden and radical change” (Kuhn, 1996. Pg 56). Also known as a “paradigm shift” (Handa, 1986). The aim of the present study is to define and analyze the theoretical concept of discourse analysis (DA) and its application as a potential new dominant paradigm in modern psychology. Kuhn (1996) defined a paradigm, a set of unified theoretical and research concepts. by a framework that describes what is/is not accepted in a specific area of scientific research. Paradigms have two distinct aspects, namely a set of fundamental experiments which are exemplary and therefore capable of being reproduced and which underlie preconceptions which condition the evidence collected in the experiments. However, early theorists considered paradigms conceptually inappropriate for social sciences such as psychology compared to their natural science counterparts, arguing that there were no paradigms in the social sciences because concepts were polysemous (Kuhn, 1996; Dogan, 2001). Paradigms have also been described as a world perspective or worldview (Fassinger, 2005), a term used to describe a specific set of experiences, beliefs, and values that the individual uses to interpret reality. However, theorists disagree (Ponterotto, 2005). ) pointed out that even if major groupings of the social sciences do not derive from paradigms present in the natural sciences, individual subdisciplines may nevertheless be supported by a paradigm or research program with similar results. of the article......e cited this as another major limitation of discourse analysis, arguing that the range of options available across the different methods can create inconsistencies and make questions of discourse problematic. methodology. In terms of application, discourse analysis involves a rethinking of the subject through the study of the interactional order (Schiffrin, Tannen, & Hamilton, 2008). The constant desire to understand the function of language and discourse facilitates positive individual and social change. It is discourse analysis's unique and innovative method of interpreting reality and making sense of social constructs through language that has propelled it to the forefront of modern psychology and presented a critical challenge to dominant paradigms existing such as behavioral and psychoanalytic, highlighting its potential to become the new dominant paradigm in psychology.