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Analyzing Empathetic Discourse in China’s State-Run Youth Media: A Socio-Cognitive Approach

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: New media empathetic discourses harness the power of digital platforms to achieve empathetic effects, driven by both social cognition and individual psychology. This study focuses on the empathetic discourse on the “Night Thoughts” column of China Youth Daily, a state-run media aiming to foster youth development. Adopting a socio-cognitive approach with positive discourse analysis, this research examines 208 articles published up to December 31, 2023. It identifies three strategies in building the empathetic discourse: relevant mental representation, close discourse order and naturalized social order. Additionally, a “socio-cognitive” model of empathetic discourse is proposed to provide a theoretical reference for future research.

Source: Cross-Currents An International Peer-Reviewed Journal on Humanities and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.36344/ccijhss.2024.v10i06.001

Authors: Qijun Song, Enci Huang, Yucheng Zhong

Institution: Guangdong University of Education

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4402236136

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