Constructing the Abstract Individual

Marceta, Jesper Ahlin

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“…After the three first interviews, recurring patterns had begun to appear. The patterns were compared to the philosophical literature on individualism (e.g., Ahlin Marceta, 2021;Durkheim, 1969Durkheim, [1898; Kateb, 1989aKateb, , 1989bKateb, , 2002Kateb, , 2003Lukes, 2006Lukes, [1973; MacIntyre, 1984;Mill, 1977Mill, [1859; Puolimatka, 2004;Pyyhtinen, 2008;Sandel, 1998Sandel, [1982; Taylor, 1990Taylor, , 1991Tocqueville, 2010Tocqueville, [1840), which ultimately resulted in two sets of distinctions: (1) active versus passive influences, and positive versus negative influences, and (2) the value of authenticity, individuality, and singularity. These distinctions have thus been achieved partly through conceptual analysis with support in philosophical literature, and partly through a coding process building from grounded theory.…”

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Individualism Under Constraining Social Norms: Conceptualizing the Lived Experiences of LGBT persons

2021

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Value conflicts between individualism and collectivism are common. In philosophy, such conflicts have been conceptualized as conflicts between individuality and conformity, among other things. This article develops a more detailed conceptual framework by combining philosophical analysis with empirical observations. The focus is on value conflicts pertaining to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) factors in a non-individualist society (Georgia). Conservative or traditional norms sometimes constrain LGBT individuals by influencing them to adapt to social expectations. The phenomenon is intuitively clear and has been reported on in numerous quantitative investigations. A qualitative study has been conducted on howLGBT individuals in Georgia experience the constraining influence of such norms. Deep interviews (n=8) have clarified how, more precisely, the effects of those influences should be conceptualized. The results indicate that important distinctions between different types of influences, as well as different objects of influence, have been overlooked in previous philosophical inquiries about value conflicts in this context. The conceptual framework developed throughout the article should be of use to philosophers and social scientists studying individualism and collectivism, and to policymakers working with LGBT issues.

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Constructing the Abstract Individual

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