Beverly Walker wrote:
> Dear all,
> twice in the last week I've heard people wrestling with how to fit pcp into
> their frame of reference ask: "How does this relate to attitudes and beliefs?"
> I remember once in a beginner's group Fay got this question. Her answer was:
> 'It's too early yet to answer that question. ask it again later." (or some
> such comment). Unfortunately that didn't happen.
> so, can I ask those who are experienced in teaching pcp how they deal with this
> obviously common question.
> thanks,
> Beverly (Walker)
Should we start the discussion by talking about superordinate constructs by
which one construes SELF.
E. G. -- "I am a political liberal." [construct = conservative-liberal].
Thus, when I attempt to make a self construction regarding the relationship of
my self to government support of liberal education, to "those guys" who spend their
time talking about attitudes, I will reflect a liberal attitude. Or, if someone
hands me an "attitude scale," I will respond to the questions in terms of building
a construction of self, locating my self on the liberal end of the
conservative-liberal construct. Thus, the scale-giver will score the scale and
conclude that I HAVE "liberal attitudes."
Since I do not assume that I HAVE fixed constructions about anything, I would
not believe that it would be useful to talk about my [or any other person's]
attitudes.
Is this a useful way to begin a discussion of how a PCP person might talk about
the events which have come to be discussed as attitudes??
Jim Mancuso
--
James C. Mancuso Dept. of Psychology
15 Oakwood Place University at Albany
Delmar, NY 12054 1400 Washington Ave.
Tel: (518)439-4416 Albany, NY 12222
Mailto:mancusoj@capital.net
http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/soi
A website related to Italian-American Affairs
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Beverly Walker wrote:
Dear all,
twice in the last week I've heard people wrestling with how to fit
pcp into
their frame of reference ask: "How does this relate to attitudes and
beliefs?"
I remember once in a beginner's group Fay got this question.
Her answer was:
'It's too early yet to answer that question. ask it again later."
(or some
such comment). Unfortunately that didn't happen.
so, can I ask those who are experienced in teaching pcp how they deal
with this
obviously common question.
thanks,
Beverly (Walker)
Should we start the discussion by talking about
superordinate constructs by which one construes SELF.
E. G. -- "I am a political liberal." [construct
= conservative-liberal].
Thus, when I attempt to make a self construction
regarding the relationship of my self to government support of liberal
education, to "those guys" who spend their time talking about attitudes,
I will reflect a liberal attitude. Or, if someone hands me an "attitude
scale," I will respond to the questions in terms of building a construction
of self, locating my self on the liberal end of the conservative-liberal
construct. Thus, the scale-giver will score the scale and conclude
that I HAVE "liberal attitudes."
Since I do not assume that I HAVE fixed constructions
about anything, I would not believe that it would be useful to talk about
my [or any other person's] attitudes.
Is this a useful way to begin a discussion of how
a PCP person might talk about the events which have come to be discussed
as attitudes??
Jim Mancuso
--
James C. Mancuso Dept. of
Psychology
15 Oakwood Place University
at Albany
Delmar, NY 12054 1400 Washington
Ave.
Tel: (518)439-4416 Albany, NY 12222
Mailto:mancusoj@capital.net
http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/soi
A website related to Italian-American Affairs
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