Posted: May 26th, 2017

Moghaddam introduces (p11) the idea of “carriers” within “meaning systems” as a suggestion for why certain behaviour patterns might occur or persist over time even when people have considerable degrees of freedom about how to behave.

Moghaddam introduces (p11) the idea of “carriers” within “meaning systems” as a suggestion for why certain behaviour patterns might occur or persist over time even when people have considerable degrees of freedom about how to behave. These meaning systems can often be summarized in terms of certain beliefs or values that are themselves symbolized by carriers. Propose an example of something you think might constitute a meaning system and an example of a carrier of this meaning system. (There is a link in the Course Outline to an interview with Moghaddam that addresses this topic further. You will find it by clicking on Moghaddam’s name where the course texts are listed).