On Becoming a Psychologist explores the professional identity construction of psychology students, examining their entry into the psychology profession from a socio-cultural perspective.
The book brings together socio-cultural approaches and Dialogical Self Theory to gain comprehensive insight into the developmental processes behind the formation of professional identity. It conceptualises the process of becoming a psychologist as an intrapersonally and interpersonally unique semiotic process of self-regulation that unfolds through dialogical relations with the individual’s socio-cultural surroundings. Building on empirical research, the book outlines the results of a longitudinal study of a cohort of psychology students throughout their studies and following their graduation. The study sheds light on how professional role expectations are negotiated between the different aspects of the self, with a particular focus on how the self is positioned throughout the course of professional education.
Offering a unique perspective on the socio-cultural construction of professional identity, this book will be of great interest to scholars, researchers and graduate students in the fields of cultural psychology, applied psychology and social psychology.
By:
Katrin Kullasepp
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032313245
ISBN 10: 1032313242
Series: Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1: Persons into professions—A unique path into a professional role, 1. Introduction: Becoming a psychologist—What does that mean?, 2. Theoretical framework: A socio-cultural approach to professional identity construction, 3. Introduction to the methodology of the study: Grasping the multilinear and unique developmental process over time, Conclusion to Part 1, Part 2: A psychologist as a sign, 4. Psychologists emerge everywhere: the academic and non-academic voices in the focus, 5. A sign of a psychologist as an organizer, Conclusion to Part 2, Part 3: Becoming a psychologist: the multiple life trajectories, 6. Thirteen pathways to entering the professional role, Conclusion to Part 3, Part 4: General Implications: Basic principles of the socio-cultural construction of professional identity, 7. The construction of professional identity through the lens of cultural psychology, Concluding thoughts: The future in construction
Katrin Kullasepp is Associate Professor of General Psychology at Tallinn University, Estonia.
