Book chapter
Social Psychology
Sociology for human rights: approaches for applying theories and methods, pp.65-74
Routledge
2019
Abstract
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recently celebrated its sixtieth anniversary, vouches for the “dignity and rights” of all humankind. Social-psychological insights allow us to conceptualize and understand notions of human dignity that underlie cross-cultural notions of rights. With respect to social-psychological inquiry, House identifies the three faces: psychological social psychology, social structure and personality, and symbolic interactionism. The social structure and personality framework has a long tradition in social psychology, and its influence has extended to the point that it is largely the basis for other sociological subfields, with principles that were once seen as novel widely taken for granted. One of social psychology’s core areas of inquiry is the self-concept, where personal and social identities are reconciled. Little sociological research has richly engaged the psychological substrates for a sense of dignity, which is perhaps the fundamental aspect of human rights.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Social Psychology
- Creators
- Steven Hitlin - University of Iowa, Sociology and CriminologyMatthew Andersson
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Sociology for human rights: approaches for applying theories and methods, pp.65-74
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2019
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984304636202771
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