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Julie Dachez
Julie Dachez (; born 5 February 1985) is a French social psychologist, lecturer and autism rights activist. She's the author of ''Invisible Differences'' and ''Dans ta bulle!'' ('In your dreams!'). In 2016, she became the first openly autistic person to defend a thesis on the subject in France. Biography Dachez studied at a business school and worked for four years in the private sector. In 2012 she was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at an Autism Resource Center. She then began working on autism by creating a blog, making videos on YouTube and embarked on a doctoral programme in social psychology on the subject. In 2016, she became the first openly autistic person to defend a thesis on this subject in France, ''Envisager l'autisme autrement: une approche psychosociale'' ('Seeing autism differently: a psychosocial approach'). Positions on autism Dachez sees autism as "a difference in functioning pathologised by a society obsessed with normality", which she sees from a soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Psychologist
Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the relationship between mind, mental states and social situations, studying the social conditions under which thoughts, feelings, and behaviors occur, and how these variables influence Social relation, social interactions. History Although issues in social psychology have been discussed in philosophy for much of human history, the scientific discipline of social psychology formally began in the late 19th to early 20th century. 19th century In the 19th century, social psychology began to emerge from the larger field of psychology. At the time, many psychologists were concerned with developing concrete explanations for the different aspects of human nature. They attempted to discover concrete cause-and-effect relationships that explained soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
