Anita Craig
Biographic Data
| ID | 6343645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita Craig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita |
| FAMILY NAME | Craig |
| SIGNATURE | CRAIG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5141-7637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culture and the Individual
In this paper, I want to suggest a framework for the study of action that does notturn ‘culture’ and ‘psychological phenomena’ into two sides ofa dichotomy, but which is sensitive to the context of action. This is called for in view of what seem to be genuinely interesting developments in our thinking about ourselves: for example,theoretical and empirical attempts to re-unite brain, body, words and world in such a way thatit is no longer interest…
Psychological Testing in a Multicultural Society
This paper deals with the issue of whether standardised psychological tests, in particular intelligence tests, are suitable for assessing ethnic minorities in a multicultural society. Three different levels of analysis are applied to address this question: the socio-political, the ethical and the test-theoretical level. The socio-political level of analysis highlights the obstacles ethnic minorities encounter when attempting to settle in a new so…
Culture and Knowledge
In this paper, I examine the relationship between culture and knowledge. More particularly, I argue against the standpoint that there is an inevitable link between culture and knowledge. Central to the argument are insights about change, adaptation and communication. In addition, I consider whether knowledge can be thought of as being akin to a private possession, and the multicultural implications of different theories of knowledge. The paper is…
What is it That One Knows When One Knows ‘Psychology’
In this paper I am concerned with our conception of ourselves and how best to study the person. I will argue that it is on a non-psychic conception of the person that we can pin our hopes for knowing something interesting and informative about people. Moreover, I suggest a productive route out of the (metaphysical) dualism between bodies and minds—which seems to have always bedevilled the study of people—and into another; that between science and…
Differences and Sameness
(1998). Differences and Sameness: A Review of Modes of Thought. Explorations in Culture and Cognition (Book) Mind, Culture, and Activity: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 221-224
Postmodern Pluralism and Our Selves
In this paper I examine postmodern thinking about `the inner', that is, about `mind' and related notions. This is part of an ongoing project aimed at retelling the story about who we are and how we cope. Retelling this story seems to be a perennial concern, but one which is always more urgent `now'. In this, the last few years of the century, how to think and talk about ourselves is, at best, uncertain and obscure. In this paper I offer one direc…
A Reply to Vasi van Deventer
Psychology's Subject
In this article the author aims to highlight or spotlight psychology's subject, that is, who (or perhaps even what) psychology purports to inquire about. I will show how the milestones in modern psychological thinking constitute psychology's subject and note the absence of the lived-body and our historicity in theories of the person
The Limits of a (Classical) Realist Account of the Beliefs, Projects and Life of Self and Others
In this paper I unravel the limits of a (classical) realist account of social life. More particularly, I focus on the universes of meaning surrounding a public actor/event: F.W. de Klerk and the 2 February (1990) opening of parliament speech. The results suggest different sources of meaning and a multi-form to personhood which opens the meaningful possibilities exchanged during communication. As an object of meaning, this actor/event is understoo…
The Project of Social Science and the Activities of Psychologists
In this article the author uses meta-theory and the analyses of philosophers of social science to make proposals for the study of human action. An important aspect of the article revolves around the tension and conflict between lay and social scientific conceptualizations of human action. The methodology outlined and the empirical data included juxtapose ‘the said and done’ of ordinary actors and the ‘tests’ constructed by social scientists
On the Method of Analysing Human Transactions Recorded on Videotape
In this aricle a method is proposed for the analysis of human transactions recorded on videotape. The process of analysis is divided into five steps or stages which together represent a segment of the continuous spiral of changing knowledge about the objects of our scientific inquiries
The Limits of a (Classical) Realist Account of the Beliefs, Projects and Life of Self and Others
In this paper I unravel the limits of a (classical) realist account of social life. More particularly, I focus on the universes of meaning surrounding a public actor/event: F.W. de Klerk and the 2 February (1990) opening of parliament speech. The results suggest different sources of meaning and a multi-form to personhood which opens the meaningful possibilities exchanged during communication. As an object of meaning, this actor/event is understoo…
The Project of Social Science and the Activities of Psychologists
In this article the author uses meta-theory and the analyses of philosophers of social science to make proposals for the study of human action. An important aspect of the article revolves around the tension and conflict between lay and social scientific conceptualizations of human action. The methodology outlined and the empirical data included juxtapose ‘the said and done’ of ordinary actors and the ‘tests’ constructed by social scientists
On the Method of Analysing Human Transactions Recorded on Videotape
In this aricle a method is proposed for the analysis of human transactions recorded on videotape. The process of analysis is divided into five steps or stages which together represent a segment of the continuous spiral of changing knowledge about the objects of our scientific inquiries
On the Method of Analysing Human Transactions Recorded on Videotape
In this aricle a method is proposed for the analysis of human transactions recorded on videotape. The process of analysis is divided into five steps or stages which together represent a segment of the continuous spiral of changing knowledge about the objects of our scientific inquiries
The Project of Social Science and the Activities of Psychologists
In this article the author uses meta-theory and the analyses of philosophers of social science to make proposals for the study of human action. An important aspect of the article revolves around the tension and conflict between lay and social scientific conceptualizations of human action. The methodology outlined and the empirical data included juxtapose ‘the said and done’ of ordinary actors and the ‘tests’ constructed by social scientists
The Limits of a (Classical) Realist Account of the Beliefs, Projects and Life of Self and Others
In this paper I unravel the limits of a (classical) realist account of social life. More particularly, I focus on the universes of meaning surrounding a public actor/event: F.W. de Klerk and the 2 February (1990) opening of parliament speech. The results suggest different sources of meaning and a multi-form to personhood which opens the meaningful possibilities exchanged during communication. As an object of meaning, this actor/event is understoo…
A Reply to Vasi van Deventer
Psychology's Subject
In this article the author aims to highlight or spotlight psychology's subject, that is, who (or perhaps even what) psychology purports to inquire about. I will show how the milestones in modern psychological thinking constitute psychology's subject and note the absence of the lived-body and our historicity in theories of the person
Postmodern Pluralism and Our Selves
In this paper I examine postmodern thinking about `the inner', that is, about `mind' and related notions. This is part of an ongoing project aimed at retelling the story about who we are and how we cope. Retelling this story seems to be a perennial concern, but one which is always more urgent `now'. In this, the last few years of the century, how to think and talk about ourselves is, at best, uncertain and obscure. In this paper I offer one direc…
Differences and Sameness
(1998). Differences and Sameness: A Review of Modes of Thought. Explorations in Culture and Cognition (Book) Mind, Culture, and Activity: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 221-224
What is it That One Knows When One Knows ‘Psychology’
In this paper I am concerned with our conception of ourselves and how best to study the person. I will argue that it is on a non-psychic conception of the person that we can pin our hopes for knowing something interesting and informative about people. Moreover, I suggest a productive route out of the (metaphysical) dualism between bodies and minds—which seems to have always bedevilled the study of people—and into another; that between science and…
Culture and Knowledge
In this paper, I examine the relationship between culture and knowledge. More particularly, I argue against the standpoint that there is an inevitable link between culture and knowledge. Central to the argument are insights about change, adaptation and communication. In addition, I consider whether knowledge can be thought of as being akin to a private possession, and the multicultural implications of different theories of knowledge. The paper is…
Psychological Testing in a Multicultural Society
This paper deals with the issue of whether standardised psychological tests, in particular intelligence tests, are suitable for assessing ethnic minorities in a multicultural society. Three different levels of analysis are applied to address this question: the socio-political, the ethical and the test-theoretical level. The socio-political level of analysis highlights the obstacles ethnic minorities encounter when attempting to settle in a new so…
Culture and the Individual
In this paper, I want to suggest a framework for the study of action that does notturn ‘culture’ and ‘psychological phenomena’ into two sides ofa dichotomy, but which is sensitive to the context of action. This is called for in view of what seem to be genuinely interesting developments in our thinking about ourselves: for example,theoretical and empirical attempts to re-unite brain, body, words and world in such a way thatit is no longer interest…
Psychology (10 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Social Representations and Identity (3 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (2 works)