Bernard Guerin is a literary creator whose work delves into the psychological and social dimensions of human existence. His writing explores the intricacies of the human mind, examining the complex relationships between individuals and society. Through his texts, he offers a unique perspective on the motivations and behaviors that shape our world. His literary approach is characterized by depth and a keen sense of nuance.
This book shows how everything we do is social and how research from social anthropology, sociolinguistics, and sociology can be integrated into a new form of psychology. It is part of a trilogy that offers a new way of doing psychology focusing on people's social environments as determining their behaviour, rather than internal attributions.
New metaphors for understanding people and their behavior
Offering innovative metaphors, this book encourages a fresh perspective on psychology and social behavior. Rather than adhering to a singular grand theory, it invites readers to rethink their understanding of human interactions and behaviors, fostering new ways to observe, engage, and conduct research in the field of psychology.
A Practical Guide to Social Contextual Analysis
Exploring human thought, emotion, and behavior, this guide emphasizes six key societal forces: social, economic, environmental, bodily, historical, and cultural. It offers an interdisciplinary approach tailored for students, facilitating a deeper understanding of how these contexts shape individual and collective experiences in the social world.
This book attempts to 'shake up' the current complacency around therapy and 'mental health' behaviours by putting therapy fully into context using Social Contextual Analysis, showing how changes to our social, discursive and societal environments.
By deconstructing modern talking therapies, this book explores how societal structures impact mental health and limit opportunities. It presents a fresh perspective on psychology, emphasizing the influence of social environments on behavior rather than solely internal factors. As part of a trilogy, it aims to redefine the approach to mental health, advocating for a broader understanding of the interplay between individual experiences and societal contexts.
This book puts the 'social' back into social psychology and offers a more integrated way of thinking about and researching people and intervening to change what people do. It is part of a trilogy that offers a new way of doing psychology focusing on people's social environments as determining their behaviour, rather than internal attributions.
'How to Rethink Mental Illness' looks at the dominant structures and ideas through we understand mental health and mental illness, and using case studies from a range of indigenous groups, places western models in a broader cultural and philosophical context.