Overview

Semiotic Construction of the Self in Multicultural Societies elaborates on a holistic theory on the self, by means of integrating social representation theory, dialogical self theory and particular ideas from Vygotskyan developmental psychology in one framework. This book sends a humanistic message by indicating the power of inexhaustible human imagination that empowers individuals to strive for knowing the unknown, checking limits of their abilities and challenging (distancing) and at the same time, affectively and semiotically engaging (undistancing and recreating) their heritage cultures. It provides theoretical elaborations and innovations through the example of the case study of Georgian society and particular cases of proculturation. The theoretical and empirical explorations of proculturation experiences allow ways of tracing the rebuilding of the bridges between psychological and anthropological sciences, paving a path towards transdisciplinary approaches. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of social psychology, semiotics and multicultural studies.

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Author:   Vladimer Gamsakhurdia
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780367545925

ISBN 10:   0367545926
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   29 April 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. 1. Considering semiotic dynamics of social representation. 2. Overcoming fragmentation – Semiotic dynamics of the self’s construction. 3.Theory of Proculturation. 4. Proculturation as a systemic phenomenological process. 5. Considering methodological preconditions for proculturation studies. Part II. 6. - Historical roots of Georgianness – Ethnic positioning through reintegrative proculturation. 7. Constructing social representations as sign-complexes – from historical foundations towards contemporary Georgianness. 8. The case of emigrant’s proculturation – semiotic jump in the human development. 9. Conclusions: Proculturation of the Self in context

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"Vladimer Lado Gamsakhurdia is an Assistant Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia. He got Georgian national ""Dimitri Uznadze award in social sciences"" in 2019. His interests are associated with theoretical and empirical explorations of self and identity construction, proculturation, and persons' relations with cultures."

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