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Persons in Structures of Social Practice

Ole Dreier

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Ole.Dreier{at}psy.ku.dk

In this article I argue for grounding psychological theories of persons in relation to structures of social practice. I introduce crucial features of such a theory of persons which is based on critical psychology and invite contributions to its further development. The theory emphasizes that persons are participants involved in personal trajectories in relation to structural arrangements of social practice. It is intended to lead to a richer and worldlier psychology. It also leads to a different understanding of professional psychological practices and of their users. To illuminate this, I present key insights from a study of clients attending therapy. Client changes do not occur only in therapeutic sessions but also in and across the contexts in which these clients live their lives in structures of social practice. In this respect, though, the structural arrangement of secluded sessions with intimate expert strangers significantly affects the mode of working of therapy in the social practice of its clients.

Key Words: agency • Critical Psychology • person • practice research • social practice • social structure • therapy

Theory & Psychology, Vol. 19, No. 2, 193-212 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0959354309103539
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