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"Even if it’s easy to forget, in a research landscape dominated by statistics, psychology is the science of human beings and, in order to understand humans, we need to understand their life stories. Psychobiographical investigations, with their focus on meaning-making and identity construction, were instrumental for developing some of the discipline’s best known theories. And yet, the qualitative and sociocultural investigation of the lifecourse is rarely visible today. To its credit, the present volume foregrounds this topic and illustrates it with rich and complex cases, reminding us all of the place and value of one of psychology’s oldest methods." Vlad P. Glaveanu, Webster University Geneva, Switzerland & University of Bergen, Norway This book explores psychobiography with focus on meaning making and identity development in the life and works of extraordinary individuals. Meaning-making and identity development are existential constructs influencing psychological development, mental health and wellbeing across the lifecourse. The chapters illustrate through the eyes of 25 international psychobiographers various theoretical and methodological approaches to psychobiography. They explore how individuals, such as Angela Merkel, Karl Lagerfeld, Henri Nouwen, Vivian Maier, Charles Baudelaire, W.E.B. du Bois, Loránt Hegedüs, Kim Philby, Zoltan Paul Dienes, Albertina Sisulu, Ruth First, Sokrates, and Jesus construct their lives to make meaning, develop their identities and grow as individuals within their sociocultural contexts. The texts provide deep insight into life’s development. Claude-Hélène Mayer is Professor in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research interests are psychobiography, transcultural mental health and salutogenesis, women in leadership, and shame. Paul, J.P. Fouché is Professor of Counselling Psychology, Department of Psychology at University of the Free State, South Africa. Paul has published numerous articles on psychobiography. He supervises post-graduate scholars undertaking life history research. Roelf Van Niekerk is a registered Clinical and Industrial Psychologist as well as a Master Human Resource Practitioner. He is currently Director at the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. .

Social psychology. --- Sociology --- Interpersonal communication. --- Personality. --- Difference (Psychology). --- Social Psychology. --- Biographical Research. --- Communication Psychology. --- Personality and Differential Psychology. --- Cultural Psychology. --- Biographical methods. --- Biographical methods in sociology --- Biography in sociology --- Biography --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Differential psychology --- Psychology, Differential --- Differentiation (Developmental psychology) --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Self --- Temperament --- Communication --- Interpersonal relations --- Psicologia --- Personalitat --- Identitat (Psicologia) --- Biografia --- Aspectes psicològics --- Psicologia de la personalitat --- Teoria de la personalitat --- Trets de la personalitat --- Autoestima --- Caràcter --- Carisma (Tret de la personalitat) --- Desenvolupament de la personalitat --- Dogmatisme --- Humor (Psicologia) --- Imatge corporal --- Opressió (Psicologia) --- Optimisme --- Peresa --- Perfeccionisme --- Perseverança (Ètica) --- Pessimisme --- Psicologia fenomenològica --- Psicologia humanística --- Resiliència (Tret de la personalitat) --- Resiliència (Tret de la personalitat) en els infants --- Sensibilitat (Psicologia) --- Teoria dels constructes personals --- Tipus psicològics --- Vulnerabilitat (Tret de la personalitat) --- Ànima --- Educació en valors --- Individualitat --- Conducta espacial --- Biologia humana --- Cervell --- Abstracció --- Afecte (Psicologia) --- Afectivitat --- Agressivitat --- Aptitud --- Assertivitat (Psicologia) --- Associació d'idees --- Atenció --- Cinisme --- Cognició --- Concepte de nombre --- Conceptes --- Conducta (Psicologia) --- Conductisme --- Consciència --- Constructivisme (Psicologia) --- Control (Psicologia) --- Creença i dubte --- Criteri --- Elecció (Psicologia) --- Estrès (Psicologia) --- Fracàs (Psicologia) --- Extraversió --- Genètica de la conducta --- Ideologia --- Inhibició --- Intel·ligència --- Intencionalitat (Psicologia) --- Interacció social --- Introspecció --- Intuïció (Psicologia) --- Jocs psicològics --- Lògica --- Motivació (Psicologia) --- Innatisme (Psicologia) --- Observació (Psicologia) --- Parapsicologia --- Pèrdua (Psicologia) --- Psicoanàlisi --- Psicobiologia --- Psicòlegs --- Psicologia ambiental --- Psicologia animal --- Psicologia científica --- Psicologia de l'adolescència --- Psicologia de la religió --- Psicologia del desenvolupament --- Psicologia experimental --- Psicologia diferencial --- Psicologia evolucionista --- Psicologia genètica --- Psicologia positiva --- Psicologia transpersonal --- Raonament (Psicologia) --- Sexualitat (Psicologia) --- Sofrologia --- Teoria de l'oposició --- Teoria del coneixement --- Valors (Filosofia) --- Ensenyament de la psicologia --- Història de la psicologia --- Teories psicològiques --- Biografia com a gènere literari --- Art d'escriure --- Prosa --- Retrats literaris --- Històries de vida --- Identitat personal --- Estigma (Psicologia social) --- Identitat col·lectiva --- Identitat digital --- Identitat sexual --- Identitat de gènere

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This volume presents psychobiographical research in non-WEIRD-Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic-contexts and samples, focusing on culture, transcultural and transdisciplinary work. It creates a platform for researchers, scholars and scientists from diverse backgrounds to put forth new theoretical and methodological stances in psychobiography, thereby making the field more inclusive, diverse and equitable. The chapters in this volume investigate the role of context across the life course of non-WEIRD psychological subjects, as well as the interplay between them and their environments across the life span. They further elucidate cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects of individuals with non-WEIRD backgrounds. The volume provides a broad and at the same time in-depth perspective into psychobiography beyond the usual contexts and therefore has new and original learnings to offer across disciplines and cultures. It is a breakthrough in terms of its transcultural and transdisciplinary insights into lives lived in different contexts in the world. "Every person is in certain respects (a) like all other persons, (b) like some other persons, (c) like no other persons. This book is a challenging and fascinating exploration of extending psychobiography beyond its origins in Europe and America to women and men of different races and social and economic classes from Africa, Asia, and around the world. At its best, psychobiography can increase people's awareness of their own subjective experience and that of others, contributing to movements for social, cultural and political change." William McKinley Runyan, Professor Emeritus & Professor of the Graduate School, School of Social Welfare, U. of California Berkeley Beyond Weird is beyond needed. The book triumphantly fills the gap created by a dearth of studies of people other than Western, educated, European and American men. James William Anderson, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago.

Psychology --- Religious studies --- Sociology of culture --- Social welfare methods --- Sociology --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- sociaal werk --- psychologie --- religie --- sociologie --- interculturele communicatie