Constructivist Conceptions of Self: A Discussion of Emerging Identity Constructs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-1997
Department
Psychology
Abstract
A significant feature of the postmodern turn in the sociobehavioral sciences focuses on the way self or identity is understood. In particular, postmodern scholars have challenged modernist notions of an essentialized self and have paved the way for the emergence of various constructivist conceptions of selfhood. In this article different constructivist theories of self are reviewed and discussed in relation to the current postmodern zeitgeist-self as (a) self-theory, (b) evolving process, (c) transcendent, (d) narrative, and (e) social/economic/political/construction. Critical points of convergence and divergence among these theories are discussed.
Publication Title
Journal of Constructivist Psychology
Volume
10
Issue
3
First Page
201
Last Page
219
Recommended Citation
Cox, L. M.,
Lyddon, W. J.
(1997). Constructivist Conceptions of Self: A Discussion of Emerging Identity Constructs. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 10(3), 201-219.
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