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PERSONHOOD [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

One's distinctive personal identity, state of being an individual.

CONT

To assert one's pride and personhood; system that deprives prisoners of their personhood; Masculine bias in the attribution of personhood.

CONT

By introducing the concept of "personhood," which looks beyond physical and reasoning abilities to the person's will and relationships with others, nursing homes could serve their residents more responsively and compassionately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Comportement humain
CONT

L'identité individuelle au sens large, «est un système de sentiments et de représentation de soi, (c'est-à-dire) l'ensemble des caractéristiques physiques, psychologiques, morales, juridiques, sociales et culturelles à partir desquelles la personne peut se définir, se présenter, se connaître et se faire connaître, ou à partir desquelles autrui peut la définir, la situer, ou la reconnaître» (Tap, 1979, p. 8).

Spanish

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