Language as Reality: An introduction to Discourse Theory
Jon Henner
Mon, Oct 09 2006

Reconsidering history of pyschology?s borders
Jon Henner Scot Atkin?s comments on Critical Theory piqued my interest.  I was particularly curious about how it differed from social constructionism.  Krantz (2001)?s article about the history of psychology and potential applications of critical theory did not do much to distinguish critical theory from Gergen (1985)?s social construction movements.  Both begin with the premise [...]
Mon, Oct 09 2006

The self and social behavior in differing cultural contexts
Jon Henner Deafhood is a duality of actualization; the actualized self and the actualized community.  Both the self and the community are contingent; the self is shaped by the community (Triandis, 1989). For some, the self and the community blur.  At what point is there a distinguishment between a deaf person and the deaf community?  Generally speaking, [...]
Fri, Oct 06 2006

In search of self-definition: Motivational primacy of the...
Jon Henner We have previously been discussing the role of collectivist and individualist constructs in cultural contexts.  Gaertner, Sedikides, & Graetz (1999) funnel these global constructs into the individual.  The self is composed of individualist and constructionist constructs which mirror the cultural constructs (Gaertner, Sedikides, & Graetz, 1999).  Defining the self is [...]
Fri, Oct 06 2006

The social construction movement in modern psychology
Jon Henner The social construction movement in modern psychology Kenneth Gergen is one of the leaders in the Social Constructionist and Postmodern psychology movements. I was first introduced to his work in a general psychology class and have been fascinated by his manner of thinking since. I would love to study under him, hopefully for my [...]
Fri, Oct 06 2006

Pancultural self-enhancement reloaded: A meta-analytic...
Jon Henner It is a funny coincidence that so soon after I read an article arguing that dividing cultures according to individualist and collectivist constructs is futile and that geographic swaths cannot be classified according to arbitrary means, I read another article which attempts to do exactly that. Both articles make strong arguments in favor of [...]
Fri, Oct 06 2006

Relation of racial identity attitudes to self-actualization...
Jon Henner Relation of racial identity attitudes to self-actualization and affective states of black students There is much Deaf psychology can learn from established Afri-centered and Gay-Lesbian-Bi-Transgender (?GLBT?) psychologies. While that to which they pertain are different, the themes of oppression, colonialism, psychological self-mutilation, and redemption through [...]
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Positivism and Deafhood
Jon Henner
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Cultural orientation, ethnic affiliation, and negative...
Jon Henner Cultural orientation, ethnic affiliation, and negative daily occurrences, A multidimensional cross-cultural analysis If western Deaf culture is considered collectivist, then it is only natural that research on individualist and collectivist cultures would apply to western Deaf culture. Ben-Ari & Lavee (2004) studied the impact affiliation with either an [...]
Thu, Oct 05 2006

The actualization balance of ethnic identity
Jon Henner The actualization balance of ethnic identity For the purpose of this summation, we will begin with the assumption that people have a multiplicity of identities rather than a single one (Horenczyk & Nisan, 1996). Personally, I am inclined to believe that people do have multiple identities. When I infer to multiple identities, I?m not [...]
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Positivism VS Social Constructionism
Jon Henner
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Subjectivism
Jon Henner
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Using individualism and collectivism to compare cultures ?...
Jon Henner It seems to me that psychologists and researchers are apt to classify their research material into categories, even if none are necessary. While psychologists and researchers try to hold true to positivist thought and maintain complete objectivity, it is quite impossible to remove themselves entirely from human nature and, some might argue, from the [...]
Thu, Oct 05 2006

Multimethod probes of individualism and collectivism
Jon Henner Individualist and collectivist constructs impact more than how persons in either construct perceive themselves. They also possibly affect cognitive processes (Triandis, McCusker, & Hui, 1990). That cognitive processes are influenced by cultural affiliation is important in psychological research. Positivist research assumes that scientific inquiry (in this case, [...]
Thu, Oct 05 2006