A Systems Approach to Understanding Community Power in the Debate over Confederate Monuments

Invisible Politics: Critique of Empirical UrbanismThe Study of Community Power: A Bibliographical Review. By Willis D. Hawley and James H. Svara Police in Urban Society. By Harlan Hahn People and Politics in Urban Society. By Harlan Hahn The New Urban Politics: Cities and the Federal Government. By Douglas M. Fox Urban Political Analysis: A Systems Approach. By David R. Morgan and Samuel A. Kirkpatrick Urban Politics. By Murray S. Stedman, Jr.

Polity ◽

10.2307/3234032 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 540-551

Author(s):

Ben Agger

Keyword(s):

Federal Government ◽

Urban Politics ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Urban Society ◽

Community Power ◽

Political Analysis

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A Dynamic Systems Approach to Personality

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027//1016-9040.6.3.172 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 172-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Lawrence A. Pervin

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Systems ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Biological Processes ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Dynamic View ◽

The Future ◽

History Of

David Magnusson has been the most articulate spokesperson for a holistic, systems approach to personality. This paper considers three concepts relevant to a dynamic systems approach to personality: dynamics, systems, and levels. Some of the history of a dynamic view is traced, leading to an emphasis on the need for stressing the interplay among goals. Concepts such as multidetermination, equipotentiality, and equifinality are shown to be important aspects of a systems approach. Finally, attention is drawn to the question of levels of description, analysis, and explanation in a theory of personality. The importance of the issue is emphasized in relation to recent advances in our understanding of biological processes. Integrating such advances into a theory of personality while avoiding the danger of reductionism is a challenge for the future.

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