Interactional resources for solving problems in medical and ordinary situations: conversational approach to Japan-America comparison study

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25885121
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai College
• Principal Investigator: KAWASHIMA Michie 関西外国語大学短期大学部, 英米語学科, 講師 (00706822)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 会話分析 / ヘルスコミュニケーション / 意思決定過程

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study uses interactional approach to examine the problem solving processes in both medical and ordinary scenes in Japan and America. It attempts to broaden our method for the comparative studies by using conversation analysis. As a result, there are three main points. First, the problem solving processes often involves a. sharing a situation among participants, b. identifying a problem, c. negotiation over solution options. Second, the first process (sharing a situation) is done as a form of narrative. Third, the Japanese often use collaborative completion of an utterance which concerns the decision. It means that the Japanese participants often treat the decision as not one-sided option but as collaborative one.

Free Research Field

医療社会学　会話分析