In this paper we introduce three methods to approach philosophical problems informationally: Minimalism, the Method of Abstraction and Constructionism. Minimalism considers the specifications of the starting problems and systems that are tractable for a philosophical analysis. The Method of Abstraction describes the process of making explicit the level of abstraction at which a system is observ...

Sport and exercise psychology researchers produce research to help athletes, exercisers, coaches, parents. This research, both qualitative quantitative, is predicated on an implicit at times explicit endorsement of a mind agentic self. For discipline such as psychology, it cannot be over-stated that belief in mind, well all the thoughts feelings are based, critical. An self person who has abili...

In this response to Helga Varden’s Sex, Love, and Gender: A Kantian Theory, I challenge characterization ofpostmodern approaches sexual orientation identity, arguing that it is mistaken assume an opposition between socialconstructionism reality, or social constructionism experience of deep-seated identity. also question whether, onceone takes into account the effects hegemonic heterosexuality, ...

Texto publicado originalmente em inglês como Social constructionism vs. What?, disponibilizado pelo autor seu sítio <https://stevenengler.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/engler.construction.AAM_.pdf?189db0&189db0> e na Religion, v. 34, pp. 291-313, 2004. Uma versão condensada deste já havia sido publicada REVER, com o título Two problems with in the study of religion (REVER, 5, n. 4, 28...

This short paper elaborates two social constructionisms by A. R. Hochschild and K. J. Gergen, and what results from them for studies on emotions. Moreover, a problem for research on emotions is raised through criticism for the theories by Hochschild and Gergen. 1 Hochschild: The Theory of Feeling Rules Based on the experiments by Schachter and Singer that showed an in uence of social contexts o...

In this paper we present an approach for applying virtual reality (VR) to the creation of a family of educational environments for young users. The immersive and interactive attributes of VR technology can be a powerful tool for education, allowing the learner to actively participate in the surrounding environment. Our approach is based on constructionism, where real and synthetic users, motiva...

This article offers a theoretical framework for studying loneliness among the elderly from a social problems perspective. The framework is a combination of the constructionist approach to social problems by Spector and Kitsuse and the theory of social systems by Luhmann. With the first we understand the social problem of loneliness among the elderly as the result of claims-making activities by ...

Contemporary research on racial categorization is mostly encompassed by two research traditions—social constructionism and the cognitive-cum-evolutionary approach. Although both literatures have some plausible empirical evidence and some theoretical insights to contribute to a full understanding of racial categorization, there has been little contact between their proponents. In order to foster...

The paper reports a study that investigated the construction of a common identity in an online Italian forum of psychologists based on asynchronous CMC. Discourse analysis was carried out on 20 discussions, and three Interpretative Repertoires were identified: (i) Professional Boundaries, (ii) disempowered psychology and (iii) psychology and health, which refer to three recurrent modalities of ...