Description
Book SynopsisThis book uses a social representations perspective to understand the relationship between social change and continuity, particularly with the production of shared knowledge and the role of the 'other.' Over the course of the book, patterns and trends emerge to advance our knowledge of how scholars can study social change and knowledge processes as they continuously evolve.
Table of ContentsPart 1: Entering the Field Introduction Chapter 1: Change Seen Through the Lens of Social Psychology in Europe and the USA Part 2: The Primacy of Relationships Chapter 2: Stability and Change in Everyday Knowledge Chapter 3: Social Representations in the Classroom Part 3: The Primacy of Communication Chapter 4: Social Representations, Communication and the Evolution of Cultures Chapter 5: The Contribution of Social Representations Theory for a Social Psychology of Communication Laboratory Part 4: Change and Continuity as Ongoing Enterprises Chapter 6: Battles of Ideas Between the Legal and the Legitimate Chapter 7: Research on the Health, Aging and Society Laboratory Part 5: Dialogues with Cognate Perspectives Chapter 8: Social Constructionism and Social Representations Theory Chapter 9: The Discursive Format of
