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| Symbolic interactionism | | Author(s) | Stéphane Duckett |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 101, October 2007 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, October 2007 |
| Pages | pp 24-26 |
| Source | http://www.psige.org.uk |
| Keywords | Clinical psychologists ; Ageism ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social interaction ; Theory. |
| Annotation | This brief article advocates that psychologists need to consider "how ageism can creep into our work as therapists". The fundamental principles of symbolic interactionism need to be borne in mind when working with older people, to help place their personal circumstances within the wider social context that they find themselves. Two principles apply: the first is that humans are symbolising creatures who need to impute meaning into life; and the second is that humans are reflexive, that is, we see ourselves as others see us. These principles need to be embedded in a social ecological context which Bronfenbrenner (1979) dissected into four components: micro-systemic, meso-systemic, exo-systemic and macro-systemic, and these are explained. This approach should enhance work with older clients and help therapists deal with "the built in obsolescence of humanity". (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071122202 A |
| Classmark | QT9A: B:TOB: TOB: TMA: 4D |
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