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In social theory, a metanarrative (also master narrative, or meta-narrative and grand narrative; French: métarécit or grand récit) is an overarching narrative about smaller historical narratives, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a (as yet unrealized) master idea. The term was popularized by the ...
Aug 16, 2021 · However, in an increasingly multicultural world, understanding the role of culture, suffering, and health relies on advancing cultural theories of illness, health, and care using comparative methods (Saint Arnault, 2018b). This paper explores the need for systematic comparison of our ever-growing bodies of ethnographic work and proposes a method to use comparative methods to understand ...
- Denise Saint Arnault, Laura Sinko
- 2021
- Principles
- History
- Scope
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Individual and Society Interplay: Social psychologists assume an interplay exists between individual minds and the broader social context. An individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are cont...Behavior is Contextual: One core assumption is that behavior can vary significantly based on the situation or context. While personal traits and dispositions matter, the circumstances or social env...Objective Reality is Difficult to Attain: Our perceptions of reality are influenced by personal beliefs, societal norms, and past experiences. Therefore, our understanding of “reality” is subjectiv...Social Reality is Constructed: Social psychologists believe that individuals actively construct their social world. Through processes like social categorization, attribution, and cognitive biases,...Early Influences
Aristotle believed that humans were naturally sociable, a necessity that allows us to live together (an individual-centered approach), whilst Plato felt that the state controlled the individual and encouraged social responsibility through social context (a socio-centered approach). Hegel (1770–1831) introduced the concept that society has inevitable links with the development of the social mind. This led to the idea of a group mind, which is important in the study of social psychology. Lazaru...
Early Texts
Texts focusing on social psychology first emerged in the 20th century. McDougall published the first notable book in English in 1908 (An Introduction to Social Psychology), which included chapters on emotion and sentiment, morality, character, and religion, quite different from those incorporated in the field today. He believed social behavior was innate/instinctive and, therefore, individual, hence his choice of topics. This belief is not the principle upheld in modern social psychology, how...
Journal Development
• 1950s – Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology • 1963 – Journal of Personality, British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology • 1965 – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology • 1971 – Journal of Applied Social Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology • 1975 – Social Psychology Quarterly, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin • 1982 – Social Cognition • 1984 – Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
The scope of social psychology is vast, reflecting the myriad ways social factors intertwine with individual cognition and behavior. Its principles and findings resonate in virtually every area of human interaction, making it a vital field for understanding and improving the human experience. 1. Interpersonal Relationships: This covers attraction, ...
Allport, F. H. (1920). The influence of the group upon association and thought. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 3(3), 159. Allport, F. H. (1924). Response to social stimulation in the group. Social psychology, 260-291. Allport, F. H. (1942). Methods in the study of collective action phenomena. The Journal of Social Psychology, 15(1), 165-185. B...
Though the literature associated with metanarrative runs through several disciplines (for example education, psychology, anthropology, cultural studies, history, literature, gender studies, theology, philosophy, and leadership and organizational studies), the study of metanarrative is largely associated with the dialogue between modernity and postmodernity.
- Justin A. Irving, Karin Klenke
- 2004
Jan 3, 2022 · To date, metanarratives have been studied from two different perspectives. First, the term “metanarrative” is used in critical theory, particularly in connection to postmodernism, predominantly with reference to what Jean-François Lyotard called “grand narratives” (grands récits)—master narratives that seek to offer legitimation through the anticipated completion of a master idea ...
- Hanna Meretoja
- hailme@utu.fi
On Metanarrative: Towards a Definition, a Typology and an Outline of the Functions of Metanarrative Commentary. In: Pier, J. ed. The Dynamics of Narrative Form: Studies in Anglo-American Narratology .
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Postmodernists criticise other theories, especially structuralist macro theories, as being simply big stories, that seek to explain everything. They call these metanarratives.
