Active meaning-making is grounded in the Discursive Psychology (DP) principle that language is not a neutral mirror reflecting reality, but a "tool for action". Rather than passively observing a medical diagnosis, researchers analyze how individuals use language to perform social actions—such as blaming, justifying, or categorizing—which in turn constructs the reality of disability,

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- Core Analytic Questions 
- Active Meaning-Making

The Framework For Discursive Psychology in Disability Studies

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Reference For: Discursive Psychology and Disability

Nusbaum explicitly notes that Jessica Nina Lester (2011) cites Jonathan Potter (2004) to articulate three specific analytic questions that guide the process of working with data. The three core questions DP researchers ask:
    1. What is the discourse doing?
    2. How is the discourse constructed to do this?
    3. What resources are present/used to perform this activity?

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