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much of it

English translation: Refers to "resistive discourse"

11:09 May 22, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Media / Multimedia
English term or phrase: much of it
"The struggle can be seen as a struggle to resist a confluence of powerful discourses in favour of a resistive discourse. The resistive discourse comes out of the terms of contrast with dominant discourse, much of it situated around women's everyday lives as social subjects." (Mary Ellen Brown "Soap opera and women's talk")

Perhaps someone can see it on the basis of this context - what does 'much of it' refer to? to the resistive discourse or perhaps the dominant discourse? My guess is that it might refer to the reisistive one but to be honest I'm lost here.
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Selected answer:Refers to "resistive discourse"
Explanation:
It is my feeling that "much of it" refers to "resistive discourse", as this is the principal subject being discussed. However, in the way the sentence is structured, I don´t think it is possible to be certain. But it would seem to make more sense that "resistive discourse", rather than "dominant discourse", arises from women´s "everyday lives as social subjects", given that their situation is seldom dominant.
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Martin Riordan
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Local time: 06:09
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Refers to "resistive discourse"


Explanation:
It is my feeling that "much of it" refers to "resistive discourse", as this is the principal subject being discussed. However, in the way the sentence is structured, I don´t think it is possible to be certain. But it would seem to make more sense that "resistive discourse", rather than "dominant discourse", arises from women´s "everyday lives as social subjects", given that their situation is seldom dominant.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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agree  Stephanie Ezrol: There is a book Beverly Hills, 90210: television, gender, and identity By E. Graham McKinley that seems to be saying thing about resistive discourse.
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agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
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agree  Thayenga
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agree  B D Finch
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agree  MedTrans&More
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agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield): Also refers to the terms of contrast, possibly, so both as one big subject
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agree  Lara Barnett
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agree  Phong Le
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agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
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