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The method of dialogue: transaction through interaction
1University of Bari Aldo Moro - Department of Psychology, Bari, Italy. g.mininni@psico.uniba.it
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science
|January 19, 2010
Summary
This study explores dialogism in human sciences, proposing diatextualism as a methodological framework. It bridges theoretical dialogism with practical techniques for analyzing meaning construction and interaction.
Area of Science:
- Psychology and Human Sciences
- Social Interaction and Meaning-Making
Background:
- Dialogism as a theoretical perspective in human sciences.
- Challenges in applying dialogism methodologically.
- Grossen's discussion on meaning construction and interactional experience.
Discussion:
- Critique of dialogism as primarily theoretical.
- Introduction of diatextualism as a methodological framework.
- Focus on the congruence between dialogism and human science techniques.
Key Insights:
- Diatextualism offers a conceptual and procedural framework for dialogical sciences.
- It integrates the transaction of meanings and interaction of actors.
- Establishes 'dialogical rationality' as a core analytical concept.
Outlook:
- Positioning psychology within the 'dialogical sciences'.
- Facilitating the application of dialogical principles in research.
- Advancing the methodological rigor of dialogism in practice.
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