A semiotic cultural psychology theory analysis of the signs ‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘I’ and ‘Me’

2022 ◽  
pp. 1354067X2110668
Author(s):  
Glen Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
New Model ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
Dyadic Model

Relevant to the emerging field of semiotic cultural psychology theory (SCPT), the present paper considers ‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘I’ and ‘Me’ as semiotic and cultural psychology phenomena. Drawing on the semiotics of Saussure, Peirce, Jakobson, and Cousins, a semiotic dynamic ‘double-dyadic’ model of the signifier and the referent is proposed. For each ‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘I’ and ‘Me’, the COVID-19 global pandemic related cases are used to analyse and illustrate the signifier-referent model. Implications are drawn from the new model for the complex systems entailed in organizing self and culture. Finally, suggestions are made for testing the model.

scholarly journals Understanding safety in healthcare: the system evolution, erosion and enhancement model

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Carthey
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
New Model ◽  
System Evolution ◽  
Accident Causation ◽  
System Migration ◽  
Improve Patient

The paper summarises previous theories of accident causation, human error, foresight, resilience and system migration. Five lessons from these theories are used as the foundation for a new model which describes how patient safety emerges in complex systems like healthcare: the System Evolution Erosion and Enhancement model. It is concluded that to improve patient safety, healthcare organisations need to understand how system evolution both enhances and erodes patient safety.

The decay of signs’ semiotic value: A cultural psychology interpretation of the contemporary social scenario

2021 ◽  
pp. 1354067X2110272
Author(s):  
Sergio Salvatore ◽  
Arianna Palmieri ◽  
Barbara Cordella ◽  
Salvatore Iuso
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Deep Uncertainty ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Societal Dynamics ◽  
Political Turmoil

The article provides an analysis of the affective polarization of the public sphere, namely, the increasing momentum gained by affective sensemaking in the current socio-institutional scenario (e.g. raise of populism, distrust in democracy and spreading xenophobia). To this end, the Semiotic Cultural Psychology Theory (SCPT) is outlined. The SCPT focuses on the embodied micro-mechanisms bridging the intra- and inter-psychological levels of analysis of the semiotic dynamics. The article is composed of two parts. First, the SCPT is outlined in terms of its nine underlying tenets. Then, SCPT is used to frame an interpretation of the psycho-social dynamics underpinning the current socio-political scenario. Based on the SCPT model, the spread of affective sensemaking in current societal dynamics is interpreted as being due to the capacity of affects to work as semiotic stabilizers, enabling people to face the deep uncertainty fostered by the economic and political turmoil associated with globalization.

From Cultural Psychology to GeroPsychology

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaan Valsiner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
Dialogical Self Theory ◽  
Theory Of Social Representations

Abstract. Both geropsychology and cultural psychology have been new branches of psychology that have established their distinctive roles over the last two decades. In this article, I chart out three major perspectives within cultural psychology – theory of social representations (Serge Moscovici), dialogical self theory (Hubert Hermans), and my own cultural psychology of semiotic dynamics, and suggest some directions for their joint roles in GeroPsychology.

scholarly journals Paramedic delivery of bad news: a novel dilemma during the COVID-19 crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Iain Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
New Model ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Bad News Delivery

As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, paramedics in the UK face unprecedented challenges in the care of acutely unwell patients and their family members. This article will describe and discuss a new ethical dilemma faced by clinicians in the out-of-hospital environment during this time, namely the delivery of bad news to family members who are required to remain at home and self-isolate while the critically unwell patient is transported to hospital. I will discuss some failings of current practice and reflect on some of the ethical and practical challenges confronting paramedics in these circumstances. I conclude by making three recommendations: first, that dedicated pastoral outreach teams ought to be set up during pandemics to assist family members of patients transported to hospital; second, I offer a framework for how bad news can be delivered during a lockdown in a less damaging way; and finally, that a new model of bad news delivery more suited for unplanned, time-pressured care should be developed.

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