Recognizing Invisible Oppression With the Drama Pyramid
Adding the Bystander Role and the Cultural Parent to the Drama Triangle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aruna Gopakumar (Navgati, Bangalore, India, corresponding author), Aparna Vaidik (Ashoka University, New Delhi, India) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-163 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03621537.2024.2323868 |
| OpenAlex | W4393951885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article explores the Bystander role in greater depth and redefines its position from one of being an onlooker to one having an integral element in the drama triangle, which makes the triangle a three-dimensional drama pyramid. This new visualization highlights the role of the Cultural Parent lodged within one’s psyche, which impacts all the drama roles. Recognizing invisible oppression allows us to see the game roles that we may be taking on without awareness. Including the Cultural Parent in the drama pyramid invites contextual awareness and challenges theory that primarily focuses on intrapsychic processes, thereby inviting contextual awareness. The authors propose functional fluency as a useful model that can enables us to step out of game roles. Case examples from a training session are presented where trainees recognized invisible oppression in everyday situations and found options to intervene using the functional fluency model
Aesthetics · Art · Bystander effect · Drama · Oppression · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Visual arts · Child Therapy and Development · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |