A comprehensive range of literature on awareness in dementia published in peer-reviewed
journals during the last 15 years was reviewed with the aim of extracting details of the …

This book develops a theory of social knowledge based on dialogicality, the capacity of the
human mind to conceive and communicate about social reality in relation or opposition to …

Abstract Background and Methods: Psychiatric diagnosis is dependent on the identification
of mental symptoms. On the assumption that they are 'natural kinds', the latter are routinely …

This paper gives an overview of social representation theory, definitions of the key terms and
of the social processes leading to a representation and to social identity. Six empirical …

In contrast to a vast literature that provides information and guides about focus groups as a
methodological tool, this book is an introduction to understanding focus groups as analytical …

Serge Moscovici's theoretical system of social representations is by now nearly 40 years old;
yet, today, various social psychological activities surrounding this field seem to flourish more …

Background Social stigma and its impact on the life opportunities and emotional well‐being
of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are a subject of both practical and theoretical …

The polysemic nature of intersubjectivity stems not only from diverse pursuits and goals but
also from different ontologies of intersubjectivity. More specifically, the four matrices …

Dialogue has become a central theoretical concept in human and social sciences as well as
in professions such as education, health, and psychotherapy. This' dialogical …

The theory of social representations must be understood in terms of its proper epistemology
so that it can accomplish its full potential in social sciences. This is often difficult to achieve …