A Deeper Examination of Social Skill

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Obstfeld
Keyword(s):  
Social Skill ◽  
Behavioral Adaptation ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
The Voice

The relational astuteness that underlies brokerage process and knowledge articulation is the major focus of this chapter. One’s ability to encode a communication has to work hand in hand with the ability to read one’s audience, in order to shape the knowledge that is to be articulated and manage relationships. The chapter first examines the social astuteness that underpins a dyadic exchange, drawing on Mead’s symbolic interactionist perspective and the communication practices of role taking, self as object, imaginative rehearsal, and behavioral adaptation. The chapter then extends that approach to the triadic perspective emphasized in this book. The chapter next explores perspective articulation in greater depth and then turns to riffing—another facet of social skill—where actors draw on the voice or lived-in experience of another individual or category of individuals to drive innovation. The chapter concludes with field observations to capture the influential program manager’s social skill.

The Role of International Tribunals in the Development of Historical Narratives

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-428
Author(s):  
Moshe Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
International Tribunals

AbstractCollective memories are significant for both individuals and societies, as they play an important role in the construction of collective identities. This article focuses on the role of non-criminal international tribunals in the development of collective memories, asking whether it is desirable for such international tribunals to be involved in the construction of historical narratives. International tribunals have not adopted a consistent approach concerning the presentation of a case’s historical background in their judgments. The question of whether it is desirable for non-criminal tribunals to assume an active role in this sphere is analysed using three major sociological perspectives: the structural-functional approach, the symbolic-interactionist perspective, and the social conflict approach. The discussion regarding each theoretical approach is accompanied by illustrative examples from the case law of international tribunals. The conclusions drawn from this analysis integrate certain elements from each theoretical approach; but primarily draw on recommendations associated with the symbolic-interactionist perspective, and to a lesser extent on some recommendations associated with the social-conflict approach.

Life after the Death of a Child: Initial and Long Term Support from Others

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Brabant ◽  
Craig Forsyth ◽  
Glenda McFarlain
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Child Deaths ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Point Of Departure

This article presents research on both the source and continuity of support received by bereaved parent(s) within four different social contexts: family, friends, co-workers, and clergy. The data were obtained from a study conducted in 1990–91 on the social impact of the death of a child, and are drawn from fourteen interviews with bereaved parents representing nine families and ten child deaths. The responses to three questions are considered. First, how were you treated by family members and close friends? What were their expectations? Second, how were you treated by your boss and co-workers when you returned to work? What were their expectations? And, finally, how did your clergy treat you? Using the work of Therese Rando and William Worden as point of departure, social support or lack thereof for the bereaved parent is reexamined from a symbolic interactionist perspective. Implications for grief counseling are discussed.

Sport, Physical Education, and Islam: Muslim Independent Schooling and the Social Construction of Masculinities

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaya Farooq ◽  
Andrew Parker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Independent School ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Religious Ideals ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

This qualitative study of a British Islamic independent school explores the construction of religious masculinities within the lives of a cohort of Muslim adolescent males. An ethnographic analysis is presented whereby boys’ physical education is located as a strategic site for the development of Muslim masculine identities. Adopting a symbolic interactionist perspective, the article discusses the representation of pupil masculinities within the school and the specific role that Islam, sport, and physical education played in respondent lives. Findings highlight how religion provided a central mechanism through which pupils sought to construct and negotiate their masculine selves. In turn, physical education served as an avenue through which respondents could embrace and embody their sense of self and express a series of broader religious ideals.

The Mask of Dementia: Images of ‘Demented Residents’ in a Nursing Ward

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hava Golander ◽  
Aviad E. Raz
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Nursing Ward

ABSTRACTA description of the social construction of dementia among elderly residents of a nursing ward is offered, based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in an Israeli geriatric centre. This account focuses on the construction of positive social identities and the ascription of roles for residents labelled as ‘demented’. The findings illustrate the split between personal and social identity in dementia. The applicability of conventional socio-psychological constructs such as ‘I’ and ‘me’ regarding dementia is questioned, as the spoken manifestations of these constructs is critically examined from a symbolic interactionist perspective.

Ways and Voices in the Psychoanalysis of Links According to Enrique Pichon-Rivière

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Jaitin
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Different Levels

This article covers several stages of the work of Pichon-Rivière. In the 1950s he introduced the hypothesis of "the link as a four way relationship" (of reciprocal love and hate) between the baby and the mother. Clinical work with psychosis and psychosomatic disorders prompted him to examine how mental illness arises; its areas of expression, the degree of symbolisation, and the different fields of clinical observation. From the 1960s onwards, his experience with groups and families led him to explore a second path leading to "the voices of the link"—the voice of the internal family sub-group, and the place of the social and cultural voice where the link develops. This brought him to the definition of the link as a "bi-corporal and tri-personal structure". The author brings together the different levels of the analysis of the link, using as a clinical example the process of a psychoanalytic couple therapy with second generation descendants of a genocide within the limits of the transferential and countertransferential field. Body language (the core of the transgenerational link) and the couple's absences and presence during sessions create a rhythm that gives rise to an illusion, ultimately transforming the intersubjective link between the partners in the couple and with the analyst.

From Science as a Vocation to Science as a Game: and the Resulting Loss of Meaning

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mats Alvesson ◽  
Yiannis Gabriel ◽  
Roland Paulsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
World Science ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Voice

Against a generalized loss of meaning in society, social scientists find it hard to undertake relevant research that addresses problems facing our world. Science has turned from a vocation aimed at improving the lot of humanity to a careerist game dominated by publishing hits in starred journals. Instrumental rewards replace the passion for discovery and the intrinsic quest for knowledge. Competition among academics and academic institutions, such as journals, universities, and professional bodies, is not intrinsically harmful. Competition in the social sciences, however, is currently resulting in large quantities of formulaic publications, increasing specialization, faddishness, opportunism, and a general ironing out of originality and relevance. Academic authorship and the voice of individual scholars is wiped out as most papers are co-authored by several researchers, each a specialist in his or her area. The result is a devaluation of scholarship and a privileging of technical expertise in narrow disciplinary areas.

Shifting Cultivation as Improvisation

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Richards
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fixed Boundaries

Shifting cultivation is a type of farming without fixed boundaries. It obeys an ecological logic but requires constant improvisation and adaptation to fluid circumstances. The character of improvisation in shifting cultivation is explored with reference to an African case study (rice farming by the Mende people of Sierra Leone). Two elements are emphasized in particular—the management of fire (by men) and rice seeds (by women). A contrast, applicable not only to farming, but also to other activities such as military conflict and musical performance, is drawn between strategic planning and tactical improvisation. The relevance of Mary Douglas’s grid-group theory to the framing of the social skill sets required for improvisation is discussed.

STRATEGIES AND TACTICS OF SMALL TALK AS COMPONENTS OF INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
M.A. Khavronskaya ◽  
◽  
I.P. Marunova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Small Talk ◽  
The Social ◽  
Phatic Communication ◽  
Linguistic Means

The article examines the problem of business communication and inclusion of phatic communication in the form of small talk while developing communicative skills of university students when studying Business Communication in English. Strategies and tactics of the English phatic genre of small talk are structurally analyzed from the point of view of linguistic means. The authors conclude that an adequate choice of strategies and tactics for small talk aimed at successful conduct of intercultural business communication is the social skill necessary for university students.

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