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In this book, the authors provide a much-needed general theory of
interdisciplinarity and relate it to health/wellbeing research and
professional practice. In so doing they make it possible for
practitioners of the different disciplines to communicate without
contradiction or compromise, resolving the tensions that beset much
interdisciplinary work. Such a general theory is only possible if
we assume that there is more to being (ontology) than empirical
being (what we can measure directly). Therefore, the unique
approach to interdisciplinarity applied in this book starts from
ontology, namely that there is a multimechanismicity (a
multiplicity of mechanisms) in open systems, and then moves to
epistemology. By contrast, the mainstream approach, which fails to
acknowledge ontology, is "unserious" and tends to result in a
methodological hierarchy, unconducive of interdisciplinarity, in
which empiricist science is overtly or tacitly assumed to be the
superior version of science. This book is primarily aimed at those
people interested in improving health and wellbeing - such as
researchers, policy-makers, educators, and general practitioners.
However, it will also be useful to academics engaged in the broader
academic debate on interdisciplinary metatheory.
Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical
and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of
disabilities. Over the last decade there has been a significant
shift from body to environment, and the relation between the two,
when understanding the phenomenon of disabilities. The current
trend is to view disabilities as the outcome of this interaction;
in short from a biopsychosocial perspective. This has called for
research based on frameworks that incorporate both the body and the
environment. There is a great corpus of knowledge of the functions
of a body, and a growing corpus of environmental factors such as
perceptions among specific groups of persons towards disabilities.
However, there is a lack of knowledge of the perception of
disabilities from a general population. This book offers an insight
into how we can broaden our understanding of disability by using
Social Representations Theory, with specific examples from studies
on hearing loss. The authors highlight that attitudes and actions
are outcomes of a more fundamental disposition (i.e., social
representation) towards a phenomenon like disability. This book is
written assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of Social
Representations Theory. It will be of interest to all scholars,
students and professionals working in the fields of disability
studies, health and social care, and sociology.
In this book, the authors provide a much-needed general theory of
interdisciplinarity and relate it to health/wellbeing research and
professional practice. In so doing they make it possible for
practitioners of the different disciplines to communicate without
contradiction or compromise, resolving the tensions that beset much
interdisciplinary work. Such a general theory is only possible if
we assume that there is more to being (ontology) than empirical
being (what we can measure directly). Therefore, the unique
approach to interdisciplinarity applied in this book starts from
ontology, namely that there is a multimechanismicity (a
multiplicity of mechanisms) in open systems, and then moves to
epistemology. By contrast, the mainstream approach, which fails to
acknowledge ontology, is "unserious" and tends to result in a
methodological hierarchy, unconducive of interdisciplinarity, in
which empiricist science is overtly or tacitly assumed to be the
superior version of science. This book is primarily aimed at those
people interested in improving health and wellbeing - such as
researchers, policy-makers, educators, and general practitioners.
However, it will also be useful to academics engaged in the broader
academic debate on interdisciplinary metatheory.
Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical
and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of
disabilities. Over the last decade there has been a significant
shift from body to environment, and the relation between the two,
when understanding the phenomenon of disabilities. The current
trend is to view disabilities as the outcome of this interaction;
in short from a biopsychosocial perspective. This has called for
research based on frameworks that incorporate both the body and the
environment. There is a great corpus of knowledge of the functions
of a body, and a growing corpus of environmental factors such as
perceptions among specific groups of persons towards disabilities.
However, there is a lack of knowledge of the perception of
disabilities from a general population. This book offers an insight
into how we can broaden our understanding of disability by using
Social Representations Theory, with specific examples from studies
on hearing loss. The authors highlight that attitudes and actions
are outcomes of a more fundamental disposition (i.e., social
representation) towards a phenomenon like disability. This book is
written assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of Social
Representations Theory. It will be of interest to all scholars,
students and professionals working in the fields of disability
studies, health and social care, and sociology.
Hearing loss is a common chronic condition which is often poorly
recognized but can have multiple negative impacts, not just on the
lives of those directly affected, but also those living with them.
People with impaired hearing may begin a long and uncertain journey
involving a number of key stages, from emerging awareness and
help-seeking, to diagnosis, adjustment, and self-evaluation. Based
on a model of person-centered audiological rehabilitation, this
book explains why it is important to understand both patients' own
experiences, and those of their communication partners, over time.
It focuses particularly on the human dynamics of hearing loss,
exploring the broader consequences of hearing loss for the
individual, family members, and wider society. In particular the
book: gives insight into the patients' and their communication
partners' experiences and perspectives through clear and telling
first-hand narrative accounts; examines how people understand their
own hearing loss, reflect on their experiences with hearing aids -
both positive and negative - and evaluate treatment options;
considers the changes needed to conversations in order to include
all communication partners, whether with impaired hearing or not;
and discusses consequences of hearing loss using the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). With
its explicit aim to increase awareness of the need to include the
patient and close relatives in the process of rehabilitation, this
new text makes an important contribution to further improve
evidence-based practice in the field of audiological
rehabilitation. An ideal text for audiology, ENT, and nursing
students of all levels.
Hearing loss is a common chronic condition which is often poorly
recognized but can have multiple negative impacts, not just on the
lives of those directly affected, but also those living with them.
People with impaired hearing may begin a long and uncertain journey
involving a number of key stages, from emerging awareness and
help-seeking, to diagnosis, adjustment, and self-evaluation. Based
on a model of person-centered audiological rehabilitation, this
book explains why it is important to understand both patients' own
experiences, and those of their communication partners, over time.
It focuses particularly on the human dynamics of hearing loss,
exploring the broader consequences of hearing loss for the
individual, family members, and wider society. In particular the
book: gives insight into the patients' and their communication
partners' experiences and perspectives through clear and telling
first-hand narrative accounts; examines how people understand their
own hearing loss, reflect on their experiences with hearing aids -
both positive and negative - and evaluate treatment options;
considers the changes needed to conversations in order to include
all communication partners, whether with impaired hearing or not;
and discusses consequences of hearing loss using the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). With
its explicit aim to increase awareness of the need to include the
patient and close relatives in the process of rehabilitation, this
new text makes an important contribution to further improve
evidence-based practice in the field of audiological
rehabilitation. An ideal text for audiology, ENT, and nursing
students of all levels.
This book presents a broad range of research related to how social
knowledge is shared, transmitted and transformed in the context of
education and professional formation. The chapters of this edited
collection reflect different theoretical and empirical approaches
to that form of common-sense knowledge called social
representations, the theory of which was developed almost a
half-century ago by Serge Moscovici. Scholars from various research
institutions in Brazil, France and Sweden, spanning a wide variety
of disciplines within the social sciences, have contributed
chapters that are grouped into three main categories related to
education, professionalization and transformation of knowledge.
Part I covers theoretical approaches to understanding the
transformation of social knowledge from the perspective of social
representations. Part II analyzes the impact of the theory of
social representations on the transformation of knowledge in the
field of education and professional formation. Finally, Part III
presents several empirical studies focused on the social and
cultural frames that condition the transformation of knowledge.
While the book is devoted to education and the emerging field of
research on professionalization, it will also appeal to anyone with
a general interest in how people acquire their worldviews and how
these views influence their actions.
This book presents a broad range of research related to how social
knowledge is shared, transmitted and transformed in the context of
education and professional formation. The chapters of this edited
collection reflect different theoretical and empirical approaches
to that form of common-sense knowledge called social
representations, the theory of which was developed almost a
half-century ago by Serge Moscovici. Scholars from various research
institutions in Brazil, France and Sweden, spanning a wide variety
of disciplines within the social sciences, have contributed
chapters that are grouped into three main categories related to
education, professionalization and transformation of knowledge.
Part I covers theoretical approaches to understanding the
transformation of social knowledge from the perspective of social
representations. Part II analyzes the impact of the theory of
social representations on the transformation of knowledge in the
field of education and professional formation. Finally, Part III
presents several empirical studies focused on the social and
cultural frames that condition the transformation of knowledge.
While the book is devoted to education and the emerging field of
research on professionalization, it will also appeal to anyone with
a general interest in how people acquire their worldviews and how
these views influence their actions.
Fully revised, with an updated bibliography and new, relevant
illustrative examples based on work inspired by critical realism,
this new edition of Explaining Society constitutes an up-to-date
resource connecting methodology, theory, and empirical research.
Including discussions of more recent scholarship in the field which
connects critical realism with interdisciplinary research, this
second edition also clarifies concepts - such as retroduction and
retrodiction - so as to render them consistent with developments
within critical realism, which are covered in a new chapter. An
accessible account of the nature of society and social science,
together with the methods used to study and explain social
phenomena, Explaining Society will appeal to scholars of sociology,
philosophy, and the social sciences more broadly.
Fully revised, with an updated bibliography and new, relevant
illustrative examples based on work inspired by critical realism,
this new edition of Explaining Society constitutes an up-to-date
resource connecting methodology, theory, and empirical research.
Including discussions of more recent scholarship in the field which
connects critical realism with interdisciplinary research, this
second edition also clarifies concepts - such as retroduction and
retrodiction - so as to render them consistent with developments
within critical realism, which are covered in a new chapter. An
accessible account of the nature of society and social science,
together with the methods used to study and explain social
phenomena, Explaining Society will appeal to scholars of sociology,
philosophy, and the social sciences more broadly.
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