Hermans 2007 Flashcards
Why?
Because global and local voices are involved in continuous interchanges and negotiations.
Key argument?
To understand the processes of globalisation and localisation on the self require a dialogical conceptualisation of self and identity.
What is the first factor of establish an understanding of the process of g & l on an individual level?
- Increasingly no of voices
Second factor of undetstanding g and l process?
Role of social power
Third factor understanding the process of l & g on individual?
The roll of emotions
How does Germans propose studying the self and identity?
Individual, local, global
What does hermans argue contributed towards the tension between globalisation and local niches?
Biological needs of stability safety and security.
Benefit of globalisation on the self?
Gain: broadens our horizons offers many forms of new information.
Loss oh globalisation on the self?
Experience cultural differences as threat and close selves as counter reaction.
What is the counter reaction to globalisation?
Localisation
What does a diological perspective take into account?
The increasing number of conflicting voices within the self and there social dominance and emotional character.
If the uncertainty of a globalising world increases…
So does the desire for safety stability and survival
Assumption of dialogical self?
The existence of a multi voiced dialogical self involved in internal and external exchanges.
Central argument?
Global local connections need a diological concept of self
Result of Globalisation causing cultures to overlap?
Increasing contact between cultures in society and the individual person.
What charecterises globalising society?
Cultural differences (marsellla 1998)
How does change of the self occur?
Increasing differences in social environment cause increasing differences in self. Including the dominance of voices. (Callero 2003)
How are cultural differences negotiated?
Through diological relationships between people to negotiate. But also a self with the capacity to deal with its own differences and uncertainty. (Cooper & hermans 2006)
Features of problem solving?
Diolog between different parts of the self. E.g questions and answers (betau 2004)
Many contradictory voices from multiple groups people or cultures form?
Parts of our extended selves
How does social dominance impact this dialogue?
They affect the intrinsic dynamics of that dialogue
What role does emotion play?
Closing or opening the self to global and local influences
Role of cultural groups?
Both the ones I belong to and oppose form part of my extended self
Hermans argues unified theories of the self overlook what?
The interplay between dominance in society at large and dominance in the mini society of self
Why would individual s choose to limit there world views?
A reduction of positions reduces internal disagreements conflict and uncertainty
How does globalisation affect self? P. 43
Increase density and difference of positions within the self in unprecedented ways.
Impact of Localization of the self? P.43
Restrictions of positions within self
