Culture, context and society - The underexplored potential of critical realism as a philosophical framework for theory and practice

Souza, Denise de

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“…The third paradigm that is gaining momentum in the social and psychological sciences is critical realism (also called scientific realism ) (Bhaskar, 1979/2015; Danemark, Ekstrom, Jakobsen, & Karlsson, 2002; de Souza, 2014; Manicas & Secord, 1983; Pilgrim, 2019; Sayer, 2000). According to proponents of this paradigm, the goal of science is to uncover the causal mechanisms of a phenomenon under inquiry.…”

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“…Realists may refer to some empirical regularities that positivist researchers determined, and they may use these regularities as starting points for their further investigations. The application of the realist paradigm is relatively underdeveloped in sociocultural psychology, but it is continuously being represented in some cultural and psychology theorising and research (Chirkov, 2014; D'Andrade, 1999; de Souza, 2014; Reyna, 2017).…”

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The sociocultural movement in psychology, the role of theories in sociocultural inquiries, and the theory of sociocultural models

Chirkov

2020

Asian J of Social Psycho

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This special issue presents the theory of sociocultural models (TSCM) and its applications in diverse areas of psychology, including education, health care, clinical practice, gender relations, and general research. As many theories already exist in the social sciences, some readers may ask: “Why do cross‐cultural, cultural, and indigenous psychologists need another theory?” This question is comprised of two aspects: culture/cultural and theory/theoretical. Therefore, to answer it, it is important to clarify both issues. The first relates to cultural and its relation to psychological. The second, theory, considers its relation to cultural and psychological. These issues have long‐range implications for all culture and psychology disciplines as they pose many questions: What role does culture play in the mental functioning of people? How is culture constituted? Is cultural related to social? Does people’s mental functioning exert reciprocal influences on their cultural and social functioning? While working toward answering these questions, researchers quickly determine that more questions arise: What role should theories play in answering these questions? What constitutes theory in culture and psychology disciplines? How should such a theory (or such theories) address the triad of cultural, social, and mental? Consequently, in an effort to provide an overview of the TSCM and to begin to answer these questions, this introduction consists of two parts. The first part addresses the sociocultural turn in modern psychology; this part discusses its implications for research in culture and psychology disciplines. The second segment examines the topic of the theoretical backgrounds of cultural and cross‐cultural research and connects the philosophical paradigms of interpretivism and realism with the theory of sociocultural models. This introduction concludes with a brief overview of the articles included in this issue.

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The sociocultural movement in psychology, the role of theories in sociocultural inquiries, and the theory of sociocultural models

Chirkov

2020

Asian J of Social Psycho

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“…Such an interactive and dynamic culture concept also recognizes that meaning is causally generated and is affected through various cognitive and social processes (e.g., Allwood, 2011a;Atran, Medin & Ross, 2005;de Souza, 2014;Kashima, 2005;Shweder, 1990). Assuming that meaning spreads by means of causal social processes (i.e., communication) allows research on, and understanding about, how meaning is generated and spreads in the part of the society where the applied researcher or social helper wants to intervene.…”

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“…Moreover, authors such as Maxwell (2004a,b) argue that causal analysis is compatible with qualitative research. Similarly, there is no necessary contradiction between understanding meaning content and explaining it since it is reasonable to argue, as many authors have done, that meaning and understanding are naturalistic phenomena that are causally linked to the rest of nature (e.g., Allwood, 2011a;Atran et al, 2005;de Souza, 2014;Kashima, 2005;Shweder, 1990).…”

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The Nature and Challenges of Indigenous Psychologies

Allwood

2018

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The indigenous psychologies (IPs) stress the importance of research being grounded in the conditions and culture of the researcher's own society due to the dominance of Western culture in mainstream psychology. The nature and challenges of IPs are discussed from the perspectives of science studies and anthropology of knowledge (the study of human understanding in its social context). The Element describes general social conditions for the development of science and IPs globally, and their development and form in some specific countries. Next, some more specific issues relating to IPs are discussed. These issues include the nature of IPs, scientific standards, type of culture concept favored, views on the philosophy of science, understanding of mainstream psychology, generalization of findings, and IPs' isolation and independence. Finally, conclusions are drawn, for example with respect to the future of IP.

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“…It takes an inspiration from cultural psychology of Shweder (1990) and Markus, Kitayama, and Heiman (1996), but develops it further in my view to make it more applicable to broader areas of inquiry, including education, gender, and psychological distress (also see Chiu & Hong, 2013). The collection of articles in this special issue is a welcome extension of the tradition of reflection and innovation on the cultural in the social in the Asian Journal of Social Psychology (e.g., Bond, 2013; de Souza, 2014; Hwang, 2005; Kashima, 2005; Liu, 2017; Yang, 2000).…”

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The cultural in the social: A reflection on sociocultural models approaches

Kashima

2020

Asian J of Social Psycho

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Culture is a critical concept for social psychology in Asia. The sociocultural models approach, as exemplified in this special issue, is a significant synthesis of the past work and a generative platform for future research. From the perspective of cultural dynamics, this commentary provides what I hope to be constructively critical reflections on this approach and attempts to point to potential directions for future investigation.

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Culture, context and society - The underexplored potential of critical realism as a philosophical framework for theory and practice

Cited by 40 publications

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The sociocultural movement in psychology, the role of theories in sociocultural inquiries, and the theory of sociocultural models

The sociocultural movement in psychology, the role of theories in sociocultural inquiries, and the theory of sociocultural models

The Nature and Challenges of Indigenous Psychologies

The cultural in the social: A reflection on sociocultural models approaches

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