INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES

Power Relations and Institutional Structures Impact Interaction

Power Relations and Institutional Structures Impact Interaction

Ian Hutchby and Robin Wooffitt (2008) pertain that conversation analysis (CA) looks to disclose how interactants “understand and respond to one another in their turns at talk” (Berger, 1985, p.12), however, their view is that each turn or action is done primarily as a consequence of the previous interactants interaction.

The conversation analysis of power relations and institutional structures in various disciplines has created an extensive literature. Most of this work is carried out within the limits of sociology and political science. It will not be our task in this review or summary of this rich tradition. Therefore, we selected several important properties of social power and rebuild it within our own theoretical framework. It should be understood, though, that in our opinion, the complex notion of power is not only counted on a single definition. A full, interdisciplinary theory is needed to capture their most significant consequences and applications. (Berger, 1985, pp: 112)

1 When and where were you born? If not in America when you come to America?

Mia reads: I was born in the United States in 1931 and I am 77 years old.

Danny LeeI was born in the United States in 1933 and I am 75 years old.

2 Are both parents work outside the home? What were their occupations?

Mia reads: Yes, both my parents worked out, both worked as a farmer in the field.

Danny Lee: Yes, both my parents worked out, both worked as a farmer in the pasture.

3 What are your memories of the Depression in the 1930's? Does depression affect your family economically and if so how?

Mia reads: I remember when I was 7 years old, in 1938 the last major hurricane in the Northeast was in 1938, and this region will soon be statistically delay for the landfall of a powerful storm. It may not be possible to develop scenarios of damage to the region on the basis of a storm reconstruction superimposed on the existing infrastructure and population density. And then me and Danny was in his house while our parents were in the field and as I was more so when my mother told me he was leaving home to take care of Danny, because the weather was so bad from the moment the sun rose. And when the hurricane hit hugged me and looked out for Denny parents. And I felt that it is dangerous to stay home, so he started running towards the safe place where Denny and I safe from the storm, while I was praying that my parents can come from the same side.

And after over time I saw my father who was holding the hand of my mother coming from several people on a boat (piece of wood that was swimming in the water surface).

He never forgot that darkest night, affecting not only my mind, but also our economic status, because after effects of that disaster was that the camps were destroyed, which are the only ...