Showing papers in "Narrare i Gruppi in 2017"

Percorsi di formazione e processi di conoscenza. Il ruolo dell'immaginario narrativo

Abstract: Training Paths and Knowledge Processes. The Role of Narrative Imagery This article proposes narration as a tool to more thoroughly understand knowledge, training and psychological processes by analyzing narrative descriptions of actions and their context, rules, beliefs and motivations at the basis of people's experiences. Here we will give space to the educational and training contexts following a reading key of cultural psychology.

Nascita e destino della soggettività. Dai ruoli professionali ai processi di cura, attraverso una lettura di "Quel che resta del giorno" di Kazuo Ishiguro

Abstract: Origin and Destiny of Subjectivity. From Professional Roles to Treatment Processes, through an Interpretation of ‘The Remains of the Day’ by Kazuo Ishiguro This reflection addresses a very important topic for care professions, with a special look at psychotherapy. To clarify the role of subjectivity and the birth and maturation of a professional role, I will present an analysis of a literary text through which it will be easier to find out how the identity of a professional role is formed and starts to mature and get codified. In particular, what are the risks associated with its rigid codification to its technical normative? I intend to draw a comparison with some subjectivity building forms which have founded the Western man’s model in its professional articulations over the centuries.

L’allattamento tra cura e cultura: dall’Africa all’ipertrofia tecnologica

Abstract: Breastfeeding between cure and culture: From Africa to technological hypertrophy Breastfeeding is a practice so far unobtrusively studied by cultural and medical anthropology, an act placed between nature and culture, between private and social women spheres and which, like birth and pregnancy. It expresses hierarchies in roles and gender relations among biopolitical dynamics which denote the organization of society itself. As a cultural practice, breastfeeding differs itself on the basis of the social and ethnic belonging of the mother and the child, leading to ritual differences such as the law of the “kinship of milk” in muslim societies or the apothecary taboo of Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper reflects on how much this is occurring in Western society where breastfeeding is less and less widespread and how much the lobbies influence technological and biomedical hypertrophy.

Il mentalizzare nelle organizzazioni. Un modello di comprensione del benessere e della sofferenza nei contesti lavorativi

Abstract: Mentalizing in Organizations. A Model to Understand Well-Being and Sufferance in Work Contexts Moving from the constructs of ‘mentalization’ and ‘reflective function’ (Fonagy and colleagues), this paper develops the concept of ‘mentalizing in organizations’, understood as a process of construction of shared meaning in the work contexts, whose the absence or deterioration produces suffering in organizational experience, exposing individuals to significant psychosocial risks. This model converges in outlining a framework in which the absence of a reflective competence and the lack of symbolization of the experience of work fall on the perception of own role, and on the relationship with colleagues and management, producing unsustainability of the work experience. The availability of reflective spaces that are inscribed in the ordinary dimension of work, thus appears as a solution capable of promoting organizational well-being.

Il gusto delle sagre. Cibo e comunità nel Piemonte meridionale

Abstract: The Taste of Sagre [Food Festivals] Food and Community in Southern Piedmont The phenomenon of gourmet festivals is quite popular in Italy at present. The article is based on the ongoing ethnographic research led in Northwestern Italy since 2006. It highlights the history of festivals and their modern development. Analyzing food productions, it presents the main characteristics of these celebrations and suggests that these festivals play a fundamental role in countering the perceived marginalization experienced by local, rural communities. In this context, food is the object able to reestablish a positive relationship between urban and rural communities.

Identità in transizione. Il senso di sé personale e professionale in rapporto al cambiamento organizzativo

Abstract: Identities in Transition. Personal and Professional Self-Awareness in Relation to Organizational Change This work investigates how organizational change has consequences both for the professional and personal identity of workers, as well as the quality of their identification with the organization. Specifically, 12 employees of a small hospital, involved in an organizational change, were given a narrative interview to investigate the impact of ongoing organizational change on their personal and professional identities. Interviews, explored through statistical content analysis procedures, have shown that workers who tend to identify themselves more with their professional role have negative repercussions on self-representation, failing to identify with the organization perceived as unstable and unable to offer security. The perceived inadequacy in this transition phase puts the professional identity and metabolism of change into crisis, affecting the personal choices and the daily lives of those involved.