scholarly journals Expeditions and the social construction of the self

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Beames
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Social

The Passions

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
Jay L. Garfield
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Senses

This chapter begins the exploration of Book II of the Treatise. It explores and explains the distinctions between calm and violent passions and between direct and indirect passions, as they are drawn in Book II, and connects Hume’s accounts to those of Hutcheson and Shaftesbury, demonstrating both the senses in which he follows their respective accounts, and those in which he differs. It also discusses the nature of the self as the object of the passions, and explains how Hume takes the passions to be involved in the social construction of the person, showing that Hume does believe that persons are real, and are constructed socially.

On Being a “Good” Indonesian Muslim Woman: An Autoethnography

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Martin-Anatias
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Muslim Woman ◽  
The Self ◽  
State Laws ◽  
The Social ◽  
Authoritarian Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Hegemonic Construction

In this study, I propose through my own voice, attachment, and representation an expansive and inclusive construction of Indonesian Muslim middle-class women that may pose a challenge to the hegemonic construction of Indonesianness. I explore the renegotiation of the self, using the definition of Ibuism, state laws, and Islamic teachings as the frameworks through which the “good” Indonesian Muslim woman is constructed. Ibuism, derived from Ibu, an Indonesian term for “mother,” refers to the social construction of Indonesian womanhood within the household domain, as imposed by the authoritarian government for nearly 32 years (1966–1998). I use reflexive notes as my data to explore how the postauthoritarian era has affected me as a representative subject. Autoethnography offers a space to find that others’ assessment of my Muslimness is an effective lens through which I view my being and my becoming as a woman, an Indonesian, and a Muslim.

scholarly journals On Not to be Gay: Aversion therapy and transformation of the self in Postsocialist China

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-149
Author(s):  
H Bao
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
South China ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
The Social ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
Self Formation

In this article, through a critical reading of the published diaries written by gay ‘patients’ who received aversion therapy in south China in the 1990s, I examine how the transformation of subjectivities from gay to straight was made possible by such ‘self-technologizing’ practices as writing and communication. I also consider the centrality of the body and affect in the process of subject (trans)formation, and ask how a new, coherent and authentic ‘self’ was fabricated through bodily and affective experiences. This discussion not only reveals the social construction of the self as central to China’s postsocialist governmentality, but also the central role that gender and sexuality play in processes of self-formation.

scholarly journals Science and the Religious Rhetorics of the Ineffable: A Comparison Between Two "Cosmoses"

Res Rhetorica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
The Self ◽  
American Population ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rhetorical Studies ◽  
Hearts And Minds ◽  
Social Construction Of Science

Since Thomas Kuhn’s revolutionary look at the social construction of science, research into the rhetorics of science has shown how science is a persuasive form of discourse, rarely as transparent and self-evident as is often understood. Rhetorical studies have taken this cue to examine how science is constructed through available means beyond mere logic. Arguably, the resurgence of creationist beliefs in political discourse has brought on a new impetus in science to persuade the “hearts and minds” of the American population, inspiring Neil deGrasse Tyson’s remaking of Carl Sagan’s 1980 documentary Cosmos. Using Rudolph Otto’s, The Idea of the Holy, this article will define religion as an ineffable experience that creates “creature-consciousness,” or a sense of awe and insufficiency towards something outside the self, while also producing a sense of identification or “oneness.” The ineffable experience is core to the public making of science, just as the ineffable experience plays a defining role in religions. Though science and religion are often seen as mutually exclusively (sometimes in opposition), identifying the ineffable experience as a shared ground can provide opportunities for science and religion to dialogue in new ways.

THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF AUTONOMY: A MOTIVATIONAL MODEL

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niza Yanay
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Motivational Theory ◽  
Analytic Tradition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Motivational Model ◽  
Constructed Self

This paper argues for a pluralistic, experientially constructed self-concept of autonomy that is embodied in self-feelings and is motivationally defined. Such a motivational model of autonomy is proposed in place of the commonly accepted personality-based model, grounded in the analytic tradition in psychology. Using the self-concept approach of the interpretative school as a springboard, the paper reconceptualizes autonomy as constructed within specific social conditions. On the basis of female experience, autonomy is conceived of as a self-authoring experience emanating from the struggle to meet one's needs and achieve one's significant goals. The notions of struggle and significant goals are suggested as key concepts viable for a motivational theory of autonomy.

Identities in the Lesbian World: The Social Construction of the Self

1981 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
John H. Curtis ◽  
B. Ponse
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals What Does #Freedom Look Like? Instagram and the Visual Imagination of Values

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Trillò ◽  
Rebecca Scharlach ◽  
Blake Hallinan ◽  
Bumsoo Kim ◽  
Saki Mizoroki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Constructionism ◽  
The Self ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Visual Imagination ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Social

Abstract Instagram is the place for the visualization of everything, from travel and food to abstract concepts such as freedom. Over the past decade, the platform has introduced a bottom-up process where users co-produce image repertoires that shape the boundaries of the imaginable. Drawing on an epistemology of social constructionism, we ask which visual repertoires are associated with value-related terms on Instagram. We studied 20 widely used value hashtags, sampling the top 100 posts for each (N = 2,000). A combined qualitative–quantitative content analysis revealed that 19 of the 20 hashtags possess distinct visual footprints, typically reflecting an orientation toward the self and an emphasis on consumption. We conclude by discussing three implications of our findings: the role of images in the social construction of the meaning of values, the distinction between internalized and externalized value depictions, and aestheticized consumption as an organizing principle of Instagram’s mainstream.

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