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Book Sociometria  Un M  todo de Investigaci  n Psicosocial

Download or read book Sociometria Un M todo de Investigaci n Psicosocial written by JOSÉ MANUEL BEZANILLA and published by PEI Editorial. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprender al sujeto dentro de las sociedades posmodernas es un reto para los estudiosos de la psicología social, sociología, antropología social, historia social, etnopsicología, pedagogía, entre otros; quizá el problema radica en la frontera de las perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas que no puede asir la evidencia empírica de los nuevos procesos sociopsicológicos que se están elaborando dentro de los grupos sociales y comunidades. Las propuestas pueden ir y venir pero no encontrarán eco si no hay un cambio en la posición epistemológica desde donde se mira el objeto, eso implica un trabajo profundo de reflexión que renueve el espíritu de una época y abra opciones; de ahí la importancia de esta obra que se intitula Sociometría: un método de investigación psicosocial de José Manuel Bezanilla Sánchez Hidalgo. En este texto se entiende el método sociométrico como una posibilidad de mostrar el proceso sutil que se entreteje entre los sujetos y los grupos sociales, evitando reducirlo a la aplicación de un método o una técnica. La advertencia de nuestro autor en su introducción es indispensable, por eso creo necesario poner énfasis en la primera parte del texto donde se presenta la fundamentación epistemológica y metodológica de la sociometría a través de un análisis exhaustivo del pensamiento moreriano comenzando por contextualizar históricamente las ideas que permiten el nacimiento del método sociométrico. Bezanilla menciona que Moreno había vislumbrado la riqueza de la sociometría como método que nos aproxima hacia el proceso de integración de los grupos, el proceso de identidad y pertenencia del sujeto dentro de su grupo a partir de una necesidad psicosocial de su época; aunque esto sólo es un pequeño destello de la riqueza explicativa y metodológica que ofrece la sociometría pues ésta nos aporta elementos para indagar sobre la construcción de la conciencia e inconsciente grupal, la psicodinamia grupal, la genealogía de los grupos, la intencionalidad o thelos grupal, entre otros, que posibilita el surgimiento del yo y el nosotros. El poder metodológico de la sociometría no queda el cuantum, invita a una lectura profunda del proceso grupal; cierto es que la medición es la puerta de acceso pero no su punto de llegada, los deseos de nuestro autor es presentar la medición sociométrica en tiempo real y vivo, es decir, aboga por una vivisección y no una disección grupal. Por esto es que nuestro autor desarrolla ampliamente nociones esenciales que definen la manera de abordar el proceso grupal para evitar malos entendidos. El proceso grupal es espontáneo, los grupos tienen una energeia y una dynamis que regula su constitución y desarrollo, estas propiedades permiten crear soluciones ante situaciones y circunstancias que siempre desembocan en actos inusuales e inesperados que transforman la realidad grupal: la creatividad grupal. En este sentido un grupo social es un proceso continuo que se crea y recrea constantemente a partir de las interrelaciones de sus miembros, pero no como una suma de propiedades individuales sino como una propiedad emergente del proceso grupal: los sujetos son los mismos pero diferentes en los diversos grupos sociales.

Book Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies

Download or read book Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies written by Álvaro Rocha and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 1537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes a selection of papers from the 2018 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'18), held in Naples, Italy on March27-29, 2018. WorldCIST is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences and the challenges of modern information systems and technologies research together with their technological development and applications. The main topics covered are: A) Information and Knowledge Management; B) Organizational Models and Information Systems; C) Software and Systems Modeling; D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools; E) Multimedia Systems and Applications; F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; H) Big Data Analytics and Applications; I) Human–Computer Interaction; J) Ethics, Computers & Security; K) Health Informatics; L) Information Technologies in Education; M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications; N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications.

Book The Economics of Altruism

Download or read book The Economics of Altruism written by Stefano Zamagni and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 34 articles on the economics of altruism published after 1975. The articles are grouped under 6 headings: the emergence of altruistic behaviour, varieties of altruism, the relevance of altruism and selfishness, altruism and allocation of resources, evolutionary dynamics of altruism, extended rationality and altruistic behaviour. It should be welcomed by all those with an interest in economics, philosophy, psychology and sociology.

Book The Group Effect

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Bruhn
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2009-06-06
  • ISBN : 144190364X
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book The Group Effect written by John Bruhn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociologists and anthropologists have had a long interest in studying the ways in which cultures shaped different patterns of health, disease, and mortality. Social scientists have documented low rates of chronic disease and disability in non-Western societies and have suggested that social stability, cultural homogeneity and social cohesion may play a part in explaining these low rates. On the other hand, in studies of Western societies, social scientists have found that disease and mortality assume different patterns among various ethnic, cultural and social-economic groups. The role of stress, social change and a low degree of cohesion have been suggested, along with other factors as contributing to the variable rates among different social groups. Social cohesion has been implicated in the cause and recovery from both physical and psychological illnesses. Although there has been a large amount of work established the beneficial effects of cohesion on health and well-being, relatively little work has focused on HOW increased social cohesion sustains or improves health. This work is based on the premise that there are risk factors, including social cohesion that regulate health and disease in groups. One of the challenges is how to measure social cohesion – it can be readily observed and experienced but difficult to quantify. A better understanding of how social cohesion works will be valuable to improving group-level interventions.

Book Sociometrics and Human Relationships

Download or read book Sociometrics and Human Relationships written by Peter A. Gloor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociometrics and Human Relationships translates the latest academic research into practical business strategies and techniques for social network analysis. This essential new title is key reading for students and practitioners across marketing, design, sociology, psychology and the humanities, and comes with a free academic license of Condor.

Book The Social Psychology of Group Cohesiveness

Download or read book The Social Psychology of Group Cohesiveness written by Michael A. Hogg and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour de force. As a comprehensive review, it stands out as a unique resource not matched by any recent treatment of the group literature.--Marilyn Brewer, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. This advanced-level textbook analyzes how social psychology conceptualizes group cohesiveness and solidarity. Since 1950, the dominant perspective on this topic has been exposed through the concept of group cohesiveness: a concept tied to interpersonal processes among small interactive aggregates of people. Although repeatedly challenged, this perspective still thrives. In the first part of the book, Michael Hogg describes in detail the origins and nature of this concept, showing precisely how it has been modified, simplified, and ultimately reduced to personal attraction. A critique of reductionism in social psychology frames his central argument that problems with the group cohesiveness concept are due to its reduction of group processes to interpersonal processes. This critique sets the scene for the second part of the book, which presents an alternative, positive conceptualization of group cohesiveness and solidarity. This new perspective centers on social and self-categorization theories and presents current research in detail. Hogg uses new conceptual and methodological developments in social psychology to present an account of group cohesiveness more sophisticated and more complete than those based on a traditional understanding. The book ends with an examination of implications for our understanding of phenomena such as groupthink, social loafing, and group performance.

Book Perspectives on Global Development 2012 Social Cohesion in a Shifting World

Download or read book Perspectives on Global Development 2012 Social Cohesion in a Shifting World written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses the impact of “Shifting wealth” on social cohesion, largely focusing on high-growth converging countries.

Book Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences

Download or read book Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences written by Oleguer Camerino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in sport, physical education and dance. Researchers and practitioners in each of these fields are concerned with the study of habitual behaviour in naturalistic contexts, and of the concurrent and sequential nature of events and states, precisely the kind of work that multi-method research design can help illuminate. The book is arranged into four sections. The first provides a thorough overview of mixed methods procedures and research design, and summarizes their applicability to the movement sciences. The remaining sections then offer detailed case studies of mixed methods research in team and individual sports (analyzing hidden patterns of play and optimising technique); kinesics and dance (analyzing motor skills behaviour in childhood, and the complexity of motor responses in dance); and physical education (detecting interaction patterns in group situations, and optimizing non-verbal communication by teachers and sports coaches). Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences offers an important new tool for researchers and helps to close the gap between the analysis of expert performance and our understanding of the general principles of movement science. It is important reading for any student, researcher or professional with an interest in motor control, sport and dance pedagogy, coaching, performance analysis or decision-making in sport.

Book Emotional Intelligence

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ralf Schulze
  • Publisher : Hogrefe Publishing GmbH
  • Release : 2005-05-01
  • ISBN : 1616762837
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Emotional Intelligence written by Ralf Schulze and published by Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) – the ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions – is still the subject of scientific debate despite its intuitive appeal and widespread popular interest in areas such as human resources, education, and organizational psychology. This book brings together leading experts from around the world to present their perspectives on the current status of EI. It covers theories of EI and assessment approaches in depth, as well as theoretical concepts and research findings on the antecedents and consequences of EI in occupational, educational, and clinical settings. The contributions provide an overview of the empirical evidence that supports (as well as contradicts) many common assumptions about EI and its relation to other forms of intelligence. The book thus reflects the diverse approaches to finding solutions for the still unresolved conceptual and empirical problems, and offers a critical appraisal of the current status of EI.Theory, measurement, and application of emotional intelligence, presented and critically reviewed by the world's leading experts.

Book Society and the Adolescent Self Image

Download or read book Society and the Adolescent Self Image written by Morris Rosenberg and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 5,000 high-school students of different social, religious, and national backgrounds were studied to show the effects of family experience, neighborhoods, minority groups, etc. on their self-image and response to society. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book Measuring Group Cohesiveness

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lester M. Libo
  • Publisher : Ann Arbor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
  • Release : 1954
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Measuring Group Cohesiveness written by Lester M. Libo and published by Ann Arbor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. This book was released on 1954 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Seasons of a Woman s Life

Download or read book The Seasons of a Woman s Life written by Daniel J. Levinson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firmly grounded in scientific research, this book reveals that women follow a predictable developmental course through adulthood. Work and marriage relationships, personal crisis, emotional states, and behavior can all be related to this grand pattern. But in the case of women, the situation is made far more complicated by gender biases.

Book A Dictionary of Psychology

Download or read book A Dictionary of Psychology written by Andrew M. Colman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 11,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology including psychoanalysis and psychiatry. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotionand motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. Over 80 illustrations complement the text. In addition to the alphabetical entries, the dictionary also includes appendices covering over 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as a list of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. Now containing a list of recommended web links, accessible via the Dictionary of Psychologywebsite, this dictionary is loaded with more useful and up-to-date information than any other dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and jargon-free, the Dictionary of Psychology is an invaluable work of reference for students of psychology and related disciplines, professionals, and the generalreader with an interest in the workings of the mind.

Book The Teacher s Body

    Book Details:
  • Author : Diane P. Freedman
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2012-02-01
  • ISBN : 0791486648
  • Pages : 294 pages

Download or read book The Teacher s Body written by Diane P. Freedman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These highly personal essays from a range of academic settings explore the palpable moments of discomfort, disempowerment, and/or enlightenment that emerge when we discard the fiction that the teacher has no body. Visible and/or invisible, the body can transform both the teacher's experience and classroom dynamics. When students think the teacher's body is clearly marked by ethnicity, race, disability, size, gender, sexuality, illness, age, pregnancy, class, linguistic and geographic origins, or some combination of these, both the mode and the content of education can change. Other, less visible aspects of a teacher's body, such as depression or a history of sexual assault, can have an equally powerful impact on how we teach and learn. The collection anatomizes these moments of embodied pedagogy as unexpected teaching opportunities and examines their apparent impact on teacher-student educational dynamics of power, authority, desire, friendship, open-mindedness, and resistance.

Book Encyclopedia of School Psychology

Download or read book Encyclopedia of School Psychology written by Steven W. Lee and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee (U. of Kansas) emphasizes the role of school psychologists as consultants, and one of this encyclopedia's goals is to introduce non-specialists to the scope of psychology applied to education. It can also serve as a reference for practitioners and vocational counselors. For ease of use, the comprehensive contents are listed both alphabetically

Book Formative Assessment  Learning Data Analytics and Gamification

Download or read book Formative Assessment Learning Data Analytics and Gamification written by Santi Caballé and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formative Assessment, Learning Data Analytics and Gamification: An ICT Education discusses the challenges associated with assessing student progress given the explosion of e-learning environments, such as MOOCs and online courses that incorporate activities such as design and modeling. This book shows educators how to effectively garner intelligent data from online educational environments that combine assessment and gamification. This data, when used effectively, can have a positive impact on learning environments and be used for building learner profiles, community building, and as a tactic to create a collaborative team. Using numerous illustrative examples and theoretical and practical results, leading international experts discuss application of automatic techniques for e-assessment of learning activities, methods to collect, analyze, and correctly visualize learning data in educational environments, applications, benefits and challenges of using gamification techniques in academic contexts, and solutions and strategies for increasing student participation and performance. - Discusses application of automatic techniques for e-assessment of learning activities - Presents strategies to provide immediate and useful feedback on students' activities - Provides methods to collect, analyze, and correctly visualize learning data in educational environments - Explains the applications, benefits, and challenges of using gamification techniques in academic contexts - Offers solutions to increase students' participation and performance while lowering drop-out rates and retention levels

Book Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Research

Download or read book Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Research written by Norman K Denzin and published by Left Coast Press. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Research -- 1. An Unfinished Dialogue about Problematizing Knowledge Production in the Peer Review Process -- 2. Critical Qualitative Research in Global Neoliberalism: Foucault, Inquiry, and Transformative Possibilities -- 3. Practices for the 'New' in the New Empiricisms, the New Materialisms, and Post Qualitative Inquiry -- 4. The Work of Thought and the Politics of Research: (Post)qualitative Research -- 5. Qualitative Data Analysis 2.0: Developments, Trends, Challenges -- 6. Critical Autoethnography as Intersectional Praxis: A Performative Pedagogical Interplay on Bleeding Borders of Identity -- 7. Writing Myself into Winesburg, Ohio -- 8. The Three Rs-Remembering, Revisiting, Reworking: How We Think, but Not in Schools -- 9. Teaching Reflexivity in Qualitative Research: Fostering a Research Life Style -- 10. Coda: The Death of Data -- Index -- About the Authors