[Ailist] Base of social constructionism

[Lionel Boxer]

My framework helps me to articulate this.  I have used the four components of underlyling mood (perhaps a measure of culture) to create a gap analysis.  By changing the discourse (dialogue) you can change the various components of underlying mood.

In brief, each culture has a unique:
- system of rights
- system of duties
- moral order
- acceptable and expected actions

Also, in each culture, conversation follows certain rules about:
- story line
- speech acts
- positions that individuals are expected to take (see harre's positioning theory for more on this)

For a single page summary of the framework see: http://intergon.net/tsw/sustainableceos.pdf

Lionel Boxer CD PhD MBA BTech(IndEng) - +1-416-482-3203
Associate of RMIT University - lionel.boxer at rmit.edu.au
Graduate School of Business
my "Assessment of Quality Systems with Positioning Theory" 
now in a googe book - see link at http://intergon.net
>>> "Parashu" <parashu at wlink.com.np> 29/12/08 6:42 AM >>>
As social constructionism says, meaning is created through 
interaction/dialogue. But I am curious to know what shapes/directs the 
dialogue. Let's take a case of Cultural Adaptation. Migrants have to be 
adjusted in a different culture. Definitely, they have to create a new way 
of living life, make a new meaning. what can be the foundation of making 
meaning? While creating meaning, don't the migrants base on their own 
culture during the process of adaptation? I mean the migrants create a new 
reality in a new place on the foundation of their own culture no matter how 
big the gap between the two cultures.
Do you know if anyone has done research on this case? or if there are any 
article regarding this, it will be useful to me.

Appreciatively

Parashu Ram Timlasina
Secretary General
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