Category Archives: social psychology

A taxonomy of moments

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Bruce Davenport

A while ago, I wrote a speculative blog-post wherein I imagined the visit of an elderly couple to an art gallery to take part in some creative activity. I wrote it in order to expound some ideas I had about … Continue reading →

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Social Identity and Reminiscence – SIT – (3 of 3)

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Bruce Davenport

The previous blog post felt like I was running the risk of re-stating the blindingly obvious but in a theoretical framework that was new to me. This post concerns insights from Social Identity Theory which are relevant to reminiscence and … Continue reading →

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Social Identity and Reminiscence – SCT – (2 of 3)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Bruce Davenport

This post was prompted partly by the reading I’ve been doing on social psychology but also partly through watching a video produced by the Danish museum, Den Gamle By (The Old Town). Staff at Den Gamle By have done a … Continue reading →

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Social Identity and Reminiscence (1 of 3)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Bruce Davenport

I’ve been neglecting my blog for a while. The main reason for this is that I’m in the middle of a part-time MSc in Psychology and that has taken up much of my life. I’ve learnt lots from the course … Continue reading →

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