The Self and Others

Positioning Individuals and Groups in Personal, Political, and Cultural Contexts

Rom Harré, Fathali M. Moghaddam, Rom Harré, Fathali M. Moghaddam

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN: 9780275976248
• eBook ISBN: 9780313059544
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This volume focuses on relations between the self and other individuals, the self and groups, and the self and context. Leading scholars in the field of positioning theory present the newest developments from this field on human social relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, and multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic and powerful account of human social relations, and to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented and international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology and linguistics, and psychology and microsociology. There is a focus on language and social construction of the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Self and Others in Traditional Psychology and in Positioning Theory
• PART I: THE SELF AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS
• PART II: THE SELF AND GROUPS
• PART III: THE SELF AND CONTEXT
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Contributors