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Review
By drawing attention to the professional discourse of gendered and subordinate groups within an institution, she raises important issues of gender and authority within the workplace that professional writers need to consider.Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Social Contexts of Writing
Access, Observation, and Analysis
Understanding Nursing as a Discourse Community
Contending Discourses for Head Nurse Writers
Dimensions of the Composing Project
Writing in a Collaborative Group
Constructing Community Through Discourse
Conclusions: Institutional Authorship, Virtual Audience, and Iconic Text
References
Appendices
Author Index
Subject Index