Construing and constructing others

On Construing Others: Category and Stereotype Activation from Facial Cues

Construing Sen on Commitment

One of Amartya Sen’s most distinctive claims, and perhaps also one of his most controversial, is that there is an altruistic attitude toward others that does not make sense within the terms of rational choice theory, however broadly that theory is construed. He describes this attitude as one of “commitment” to others, contrasting itwith egoismandalsowith adistinct altruistic attitude he calls “...

Construing action abstractly and blurring social distinctions: implications for perceiving homogeneity among, but also empathizing with and helping, others.

Most people's actions serve goals that, defined abstractly enough, are quite similar to one another. The authors thus proposed, and found, that construing action in abstract (vs. concrete) terms relates to perceiving greater similarity among persons both within and across different social groups (Studies 1-3). By fostering perspective taking, viewing action abstractly also related to empathizin...

Constructing Humanitarian Selves and Refugee Others: Gender Equality and the Global Governance of Refugees

Contributing to ongoing debates about what happens when feminism is institutionalized in global governance, this article examines how gender equality is given meaning and applied in humanitarian aid to refugees, and what the implications are with regards to the production of subjectivities and their positioning in relations of power. Drawing on postcolonial feminist and Foucauldian perspectives...

Influences on beginning teacher construing : beliefs , stories and trajectories

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