Reflexivity and Psychology
Published on 17. November 2015
Book
Hardback
398 pages
978-1-68123-337-6 (ISBN)
Description
Reflexivity is a category that is too appealing not to arouse interest. It is a concept largely diffused in several psychological domains, as well as associated with epistemological, theoretical, methodological and practical discussions. At the same time, it is a very polysemic notion, understood and used in many different ways.
If one approaches the notion and tries to identify the semantic boundaries of its usage, the seeming solidity of the term fades away, and a rather liquid semantic field emerges - a field where several interpretations coexist, being contingent to the context of the discussion in which they are implemented. This is the reason that makes the notion of reflexivity a prototypical example of the difficulties encountered by Psychology - and more in general social sciences -in the effort to define their own language. The term "reflexivity" - like many others the language of Psychology is full of - is used in daily life and thus its semantics is shaped by the pragmatic, contingent functions it serves in such communicational circumstances. The apparent - from afar - clearness of the concept does not concern its conceptual, epistemic status, but the capacity of the sign to contribute efficaciously to mediate and regulate the exchange.
The theoretical elaboration of the notion of reflexivity can be seen as one of the ways of performing the challenging task of developing an intentional language for Psychology. By working on such a notion one can realize that common sense lies at the core of psychological science and what it means to separate the former from the latter, so as to pursue the foundational task of developing Psychology as a theory-driven science.
If one approaches the notion and tries to identify the semantic boundaries of its usage, the seeming solidity of the term fades away, and a rather liquid semantic field emerges - a field where several interpretations coexist, being contingent to the context of the discussion in which they are implemented. This is the reason that makes the notion of reflexivity a prototypical example of the difficulties encountered by Psychology - and more in general social sciences -in the effort to define their own language. The term "reflexivity" - like many others the language of Psychology is full of - is used in daily life and thus its semantics is shaped by the pragmatic, contingent functions it serves in such communicational circumstances. The apparent - from afar - clearness of the concept does not concern its conceptual, epistemic status, but the capacity of the sign to contribute efficaciously to mediate and regulate the exchange.
The theoretical elaboration of the notion of reflexivity can be seen as one of the ways of performing the challenging task of developing an intentional language for Psychology. By working on such a notion one can realize that common sense lies at the core of psychological science and what it means to separate the former from the latter, so as to pursue the foundational task of developing Psychology as a theory-driven science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68123-337-6 (9781681233376)
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Giuseppina Marsico, University of Salerno, USA
Ruggero Andrisano Ruggieri, University of Salerno, USA
Sergio Salvatore, University of Salento, USA
Ruggero Andrisano Ruggieri, University of Salerno, USA
Sergio Salvatore, University of Salento, USA
Content
Editorial Introduction: Psychology of Reflexivity and Reflexivity for Psychology, Sergio Salvatore, Giuseppina Marsico, and Ruggero Andrisano Ruggeri.
Part I. Theoretical Explorations.
Chapter 2. Reflexivity in the History of Psychology, Sven Hroar Klempe.
Chapter 3. The Reflective Mind and Reflexivity in Psychology: Description and Explanation in a Psychology of Experience, Alberto Rosa.
Chapter 5. The Nature of Generalization in Psychology, Luca Tateo.
Chapter 6. The Contemporary Perspective of the Semiotic Cultural Constructivism: For a Hermeneutical Reflexivity in Psychology, Livia Mathias Simao.
Chapter 7. Aesthetic Aspects of the Use of Qualitative Methods in Psychological Research, Roberto Musa, Himmbler Olivares & Carlos Cornejo.
Chapter 8. Psychology of Action: German-Scandinavian Critical Psychology and Reflexivity, Martin Dege.
Part II. Field Explorations.
Chapter 10. Reflexivity or Learning From Living, Tania Zittoun.
Chapter 11. Argumentation and Reflexivity, Francesco Arcidiacono.
Chapter 12. Reflexivity: Applying a Reflexive Process to an Educational Context, Maria Francesca Freda, Raffaele De Luca Picione, and Giovanna Esposito.
Chapter 13. When Technology Becomes Thinking, Beatrice Ligorio, Susanna Annese, and Rupert Wegerif.
Chapter 14. Seeking for Otherness: Training to the Reflexive Competence, Claudia Venuleo and Marco Guidi.
Chapter 15. Tacit Knowledge and Opaque Action in the Processes of Learning and Teaching, Vittoria Cesari Lusso, Antonio Iannaccone, and Monica Mollo.
Chapter 16. Microgenetic Evaluation: Studying Learning as It Develops, Brady Wagoner and Eric Jensen.
Chapter 17. Between Viewing and Transforming: How Organizational Reflexion as Practice Works, Giuseppe Scaratti and Silvio Ripamonti.
Chapter 18. Social Change and Continuity: Connecting Reflexivity and Community Development, Shose Kessi and Caroline Howarth.
About the Authors.
Part I. Theoretical Explorations.
Chapter 2. Reflexivity in the History of Psychology, Sven Hroar Klempe.
Chapter 3. The Reflective Mind and Reflexivity in Psychology: Description and Explanation in a Psychology of Experience, Alberto Rosa.
Chapter 5. The Nature of Generalization in Psychology, Luca Tateo.
Chapter 6. The Contemporary Perspective of the Semiotic Cultural Constructivism: For a Hermeneutical Reflexivity in Psychology, Livia Mathias Simao.
Chapter 7. Aesthetic Aspects of the Use of Qualitative Methods in Psychological Research, Roberto Musa, Himmbler Olivares & Carlos Cornejo.
Chapter 8. Psychology of Action: German-Scandinavian Critical Psychology and Reflexivity, Martin Dege.
Part II. Field Explorations.
Chapter 10. Reflexivity or Learning From Living, Tania Zittoun.
Chapter 11. Argumentation and Reflexivity, Francesco Arcidiacono.
Chapter 12. Reflexivity: Applying a Reflexive Process to an Educational Context, Maria Francesca Freda, Raffaele De Luca Picione, and Giovanna Esposito.
Chapter 13. When Technology Becomes Thinking, Beatrice Ligorio, Susanna Annese, and Rupert Wegerif.
Chapter 14. Seeking for Otherness: Training to the Reflexive Competence, Claudia Venuleo and Marco Guidi.
Chapter 15. Tacit Knowledge and Opaque Action in the Processes of Learning and Teaching, Vittoria Cesari Lusso, Antonio Iannaccone, and Monica Mollo.
Chapter 16. Microgenetic Evaluation: Studying Learning as It Develops, Brady Wagoner and Eric Jensen.
Chapter 17. Between Viewing and Transforming: How Organizational Reflexion as Practice Works, Giuseppe Scaratti and Silvio Ripamonti.
Chapter 18. Social Change and Continuity: Connecting Reflexivity and Community Development, Shose Kessi and Caroline Howarth.
About the Authors.