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dc.date.available2021-11-02T08:25:46Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.citationSammut, G. (2010). The point of view: towards a social psychology of relativity (Doctoral thesis).en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/83191-
dc.description.abstractThe explanation of social behaviour requires an understanding of individual orientations to social issues as these exist relative to others. This thesis argues that whilst the attitude concept and social representations have illuminated certain aspects of social behaviour, both are handicapped by a restricted focus. The former’s focus on the evaluation of attitude objects excludes a reference to wider societal processes. The latter provides an account of societal contingencies, but excludes an explanation of individual orientations towards objects and issues in the social environment. This thesis postulates the point of view concept to bridge this gap, that provides an explanation of social behaviour at the situational level. This complements attitude and social representations in a nested, multilevel explanation of social behaviour. The point of view is defined as an outlook towards a social event, expressed as a claim, which can be supported by an argument of opinion based on a system of knowledge from which it derives its logic. It reflects an individual’s orientation towards a social object, relative to others. This thesis has demonstrated, in a series of empirical studies, that the point of view can be typified in three categories. A monological point of view is closed to another’s perspective. A dialogical point of view acknowledges another’s perspective but dismisses it as wrong. A metalogical point of view acknowledges the relativity of its’ perspective, and concedes to an alternative the possibility of being right. These different types were demonstrated to be characterised by differences in positioning and in individuals’ capacity to fit a given social reality. Such relational outcomes accrue as a function of the socio-cognitive structure of points of view in relation with another perspective. This thesis demonstrates that points of view, alongside attitudes and social representations, provides a multilevel explanation of social behaviour.en_GB
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dc.publisherThe London School of Economics and Political Scienceen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectInterpersonal relations and cultureen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese -- Great Britain -- Attitudesen_GB
dc.subjectIslam -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectSocial representationsen_GB
dc.titleThe point of view : towards a social psychology of relativityen_GB
dc.typedoctoralThesisen_GB
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dc.contributor.creatorSammut, Gordon-
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