Paternalistic ageism in political speech: a rhetorical analysis of Chilean parliamentary debates on old age and older people

In this thesis, I examine how Chilean Members of Parliament (MPs) discursively construct the social identities, roles, and worth of older people through the lens of rhetorical psychology, as developed by Michael Billig (1991, 1996). By analysing key parliamentary debates on ageing-related policies b...

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Main Author:	Manuel Torres-Sahli
Format:	Default Thesis
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Communication and media studies not elsewhere classified Ageism Rhetorical psychology Political discourse Discursive psychology Parliamentary discourse Benevolent ageism Paternalism Age-based discrimination Symbolic reassurance Ethics of care Chilean politics Economies of worth Epideictic rhetoric
Online Access:	https://dx.doi.org/10.26174/thesis.lboro.26742007.v1
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