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Social Psychology of and for World-Making by Séamus A. Power; Tania Zittoun; Sanne Akkerman; Brady Wagoner; Martina Cabra; Flora Cornish; Hana Hawlina; Brett Heasman; Kesi Mahendran; Charis Psaltis; Antti Rajala; Angela Veale; Alex Gillespie is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Academic Abstract Social psychology’s disconnect from the vital and urgent questions of people’s lived experiences reveals limitations in the current paradigm. We draw on a related perspective in social psychology^1^—the sociocultural approach—and argue how this perspective can be elaborated to consider not only social psychology as a historical science but also social psychology of and for world-making. This conceptualization can make sense of key theoretical and methodological challenges faced by contemporary social psychology. As such, we describe the ontology, epistemology, ethics, and methods of social psychology of and for world-making. We illustrate our framework with concrete examples from social psychology. We argue that reconceptualizing social psychology in terms of world-making can make it more humble yet also more relevant, reconnecting it with the pressing issues of our time. ## Public Abstract We propose that social psychology should focus on “world-making” in two senses. First, people are future-oriented and often are guided more by what could be than what is. Second, social psychology can contribute to this future orientation by supporting people’s world-making

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Author

Séamus A. Power; Tania Zittoun; Sanne Akkerman; Brady Wagoner; Martina Cabra; Flora Cornish; Hana Hawlina; Brett Heasman; Kesi Mahendran; Charis Psaltis; Antti Rajala; Angela Veale; Alex Gillespie

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)