Applications of Dialogical Self Theory E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: J-B CAD Single Issue Child & Adolescent Development
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 191

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

In an increasingly interconnected world, a dialogical self isnot only possible but even necessary. People are closer togetherthan ever, yet they are confronted with apparent and sometimes eveninsurmountable differences. While there is a need of increased dialogue between individuals,groups, and cultures, it is equally important to develop ofdialogical potentials within the self of the individual person.Elaborating on these concerns, the authors present and discuss aDialogical Self Theory based on the assumption that the selffunctions as a society of mind. The self is not simplyparticipating in a "surrounding" society, but functionsitself as a mini-society, which is, at the same time, part of thesociety at large. The authors: * Present the theory in detail * Explore the developmental origins of the dialogical self * Elaborate on the identity development of adolescents growing upin multicultural societies * Discuss a striking example of a social movement in India, whereindividual and collective voices merge in a nationwideprotest. This is the 137th volume in this series. Its missionis to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cuttingedge issues and concepts in child and adolescent development. Eachvolume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic and isedited by experts on that topic.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Chapter 1: Dialogical Self Theory and the Increasing Multiplicity of I-Positions in a Globalizing Society: An Introduction

Self as a Society of Mind

Dominance and Social Power in the Self

Dominance and Social Power in Dialogical Relationships

Collective Voices in the Self

What Is a Dialogical Self?

Internal and External Positions in the Self

Globalization and Localization: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Globalization and the Experience of Uncertainty

Place of the Several Contributions in the Presented Framework

Chapter 2: Self and Other Dialogue in Infancy: Normal Versus Compromised Developmental Pathways

Susan and Peter: Two Contrasting Cases

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Multicultural Adolescents Between Tradition and Postmodernity: Dialogical Self Theory and the Paradox of Localization and Globalization

Adolescents Between Two Shores

Society and Self

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Mental Sociality and Collective Identity: A Dialogical Analysis of the Indian Sense of Self

Interpersonal Intersubjectivity and Group Interobjectivity

Approaching Dialogicality

Collective Identity and Multiple Selves

Anna Hazare, the Person Who Became a Movement

How a Person Became a Movement

Lifelong Development and Promoter Positions

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Bridging Theory: Where Cultures Meet in Self and Science

Index

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APPLICATIONS OF DIALOGICAL SELF THEORY

Hubert J. M. Hermans (ed.)

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, no. 137

Lene Arnett Jensen, Reed W. Larson, Editors-in-Chief

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Dialogical Self Theory and the Increasing Multiplicity of I-Positions in a Globalizing Society: An Introduction

Hubert J. M. Hermans

AbstractDialogical Self Theory is a recent development in the social sciences, based on a conception of the self as a society of mind. In this conception, the self is considered as extended to significant others in the environment, who populate the self as a dynamic multiplicity of I-positions between which dialogical or monological relationships may emerge. While from a spatial perspective the self is engaged in a process of positioning and counterpositioning in a globalizing society, from a temporal point of view the self is part of a process of positioning and repositioning in collective history and personal development. Some phenomena that are necessary for the understanding of the dialogical self are discussed: dominance and social power, the processes of globalization and localization, the experience of uncertainty and possible reactions to uncertainty in a globalizing world. Finally, the different contributions of this special issue are placed in the context of the presented conceptual framework.

William James’s (1890) prolific chapter on the self had a great impact on the emergence of Dialogical Self Theory (DST). One of if his many ideas, the of the self, was of particular importance for the development of the theory. James argued that the self is not simply located inside the skin but extended to the environment. Therefore, not only do one’s thoughts and feelings () belong to the self but also that which the person calls his or her own ()—like my body, my mother, my father, my children, and even my opponent—belongs to the self in a broadened sense of the term. The notion of the extended self can be seen as a great step forward in the social sciences, as it went beyond the Cartesian dualistic conception that considered the self (res cogitans) and the environment (res extensa), including the other person, as separate entities (Hermans, Kempen, & Van Loon, 1992).