This innovative book probes the language of family systems theory, demonstrating how metaphors shape our understanding both of families themselves and of the goals and process of therapy. The author shows how a deeper understanding of standard theoretical metaphors--and the development of alternatives--can help clinicians and students identify hidden assumptions, incorporate perspectives that may otherwise have been overlooked, and forge creative new meanings in clinical practice.
This innovative book probes the language of family systems theory, demonstrating how metaphors shape our understanding both of families themselves and...
are far from genetically ? xing what behavioral preferences they may possess. Instead, learning mechanisms offer a ? exible way of attaining locally important cultural knowledge within temporal windows of opportunity as has been convi- ingly shown by research in language and culture attainment. Similar mechanisms are likely to exist for other social capacities, such as mate preferences, for example. It is this role of our biological inheritance that social science must appreciate in order to furnish a more complete understanding of human behavior. Within the natural range of variation of...
are far from genetically ? xing what behavioral preferences they may possess. Instead, learning mechanisms offer a ? exible way of attaining locally i...
This account of social constructionist thought will enable students, colleagues, and practitioners to gain a basic understanding and appreciation of the drama of constructionist ideas in action--in organizations, psychotherapy, education, conflict resolution, social research, and everyday life.
This account of social constructionist thought will enable students, colleagues, and practitioners to gain a basic understanding and appreciation of t...
Der soziale Konstruktionismus ist eine Ausrichtung der Sozialpsychologie, die untersucht, wie gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit ber sprachliche Mittel hergestellt wird. Alles scheinbar Reale ist durch Beziehungen aufgebaute Konstruktion. Die Wurzeln dieses Ansatzes liegen in den USA. Seit einigen Jahren wird er jedoch auch in Europa als viel versprechend, innovativ und zukunftstrchtig wahrgenommen.Kenneth J. Gergen gilt als fhrender Vertreter dieser Erkenntnisweise. In der vorliegenden Einfhrung will er zusammen mit seiner Frau, Mary Gergen, ein Grundverstndnis fr die kraftvollen Ideen des...
Der soziale Konstruktionismus ist eine Ausrichtung der Sozialpsychologie, die untersucht, wie gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit ber sprachliche Mittel he...
are far from genetically ? xing what behavioral preferences they may possess. Instead, learning mechanisms offer a ? exible way of attaining locally important cultural knowledge within temporal windows of opportunity as has been convi- ingly shown by research in language and culture attainment. Similar mechanisms are likely to exist for other social capacities, such as mate preferences, for example. It is this role of our biological inheritance that social science must appreciate in order to furnish a more complete understanding of human behavior. Within the natural range of variation of...
are far from genetically ? xing what behavioral preferences they may possess. Instead, learning mechanisms offer a ? exible way of attaining locally i...
3. Greater sensitivity to European work: We have can cut common experience so close to the bone. long felt very close to European social psychol In the present volume we wish to share what we ogy, and the European responsiveness to the first believe to be some of the most significant and edition suggested that we were communicating stimulating insights to emerge from social psy with this audience. Further, there has been a chology, from its birth to the present. Our writ steadily increasing awareness among American ing has been guided in particular by the follow and Canadian social...
3. Greater sensitivity to European work: We have can cut common experience so close to the bone. long felt very close to European social psychol In th...
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work. They present a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provide an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. Many of their own performance pieces are included in the volume. The authors envision a broadening of the social sciences, making it more accessible to non-experts and opening up new dialogues between society and science--and...
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences thro...
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work. They present a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provide an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. Many of their own performance pieces are included in the volume. The authors envision a broadening of the social sciences, making it more accessible to non-experts and opening up new dialogues between society and science--and...
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences thro...
