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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792040103321

Titolo

Understanding the self and others : explorations in intersubjectivity and interobjectivity / / edited by Gordon Sammut, Paul Daanen and Fathali M. Moghaddam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-59610-0

0-203-33141-9

1-299-31935-1

1-136-59611-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Classificazione

SOC026000PSY031000

Altri autori (Persone)

DaanenPaul

MoghaddamFathali M

SammutGordon

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Social interaction

National characteristics

Social groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Conceptual foundations -- pt. II. Interpersonal processes and social cognition -- pt. III. Social and cultural processes.

Sommario/riassunto

"How do we, as human beings, come to understand ourselves and others around us? This question could not be more timely or pertinent to the issues facing humankind today. At the heart of many of our world's most troubling political and social problems lies a divergence, and sometimes a sharp contradiction, in perspectives between nations and cultural groups. To find potential solutions to these seemingly intractable divides, we must come to understand what both facilitates and hinders a meaningful exchange of fundamental ideas and beliefs between different cultural groups. The discussions in this book aim to provide a better understanding of how we come to know ourselves and others. Bringing together a number of cutting edge researchers and practitioners in psychology and related fields, this diverse collection of thirteen papers draws on psychology, sociology, philosophy, linguistics,



communications, and anthropology to explore how human beings effectively come to understand and interact with others. This volume is organised in three main sections to explore some of the key conceptual issues, discuss the cognitive processes involved in intersubjectivity and interobjectivity, and examine human relations at the level of collective processes. Understanding the Self and Others will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, developmental psychology, philosophy, communication studies, anthropology, identity studies, social and cultural theory, and linguistics"--