Methods and Instruments in the Study of Meaning-Making

Introduction
	This Volume
	References
Contents
About the Editors
Part I: Framework
	Chapter 1: The Analysis of Meaning
		1.1 The Meaning of Meaning
			1.1.1 The Triadicity of Meaning
			1.1.2 The Reversal Between Meaning and Sense-Making
			1.1.3 The Pre-Reflexivity of Meaning
			1.1.4 Significance In Absentia (SIA)
			1.1.5 Performativity of Meaning
			1.1.6 Performativity of the Meaning and Stability of the Social Group
			1.1.7 Individual and Social Sense-Making
			1.1.8 Synthesis
		1.2 The Investigation of Meaning: Foci and Levels of Analysis
			1.2.1 Foci of Analysis
				1.2.1.1 Dynamics
				1.2.1.2 Structure
				1.2.1.3 Content
			1.2.2 Levels of Analysis
				1.2.2.1 Implications
				1.2.2.2 Hierarchy of Meanings
			1.2.3 Conclusive Remarks
		1.3 Analytic Approaches
		1.4 The Epistemic Functions of the Analysis
			1.4.1 Meaning as Explanandum, Meaning as Explanans
			1.4.2 Meaning and Social Environment
		1.5 Conclusion
		References
Part II: Strategies of Analysis
	Chapter 2: The Challenges of Cultural Segmentation: New Approaches from Computational Social Science
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Model-Based Recursive Partitioning
			2.2.1 Technical Details
		2.3 Relational Class Analysis and Correlation Class Analysis
		2.4 Implicit Association Test and Concept Association Test
			2.4.1 Concept Association Task
		2.5 Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 3: The Dimensionality of Sense-Making
		3.1 The Meaning of Dimensionality
		3.2 The Dimensionality of Meaning
		3.3 Dimensionality and Language
			3.3.1 Meaning Between Words
			3.3.2 Development of Language
		3.4 Dimensionality as a Methodological Framework
			3.4.1 Homogenization of Classification Functions Measurement (HOCFUN): A Method for Measuring the Salience of Emotional Arousa...
				3.4.1.1 Theoretical Framework
				3.4.1.2 Operational Premise
				3.4.1.3 Method
				3.4.1.4 Results and Discussion
			3.4.2 The Discursive Dynamic of Sense-making
				3.4.2.1 Theoretical Framework
				3.4.2.2 Operational Premise
				3.4.2.3 Method
				3.4.2.4 Results and Discussions
			3.4.3 Affective Saturation Index: A Lexical Measure of Affect
				3.4.3.1 Theoretical Framework
				3.4.3.2 Operational Premise
				3.4.3.3 Method
				3.4.3.4 Results and Discussions
			3.4.4 The Phase Space of Meaning Model of Psychopathology: A Computer Simulation Modeling Study
				3.4.4.1 Theoretical Framework
				3.4.4.2 Operational Premise
				3.4.4.3 Method
				3.4.4.4 Results and Discussion
		3.5 Conclusion
		References
Part III: Textual Meanings
	Chapter 4: The Themes of Texts: Automatic Co-occurrence Analysis for Semantic Mapping (ACASM)
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Theoretical Framework
		4.3 ACASM Procedure
			4.3.1 Stage 1. Construction of the Digital Representation of the Corpus
				4.3.1.1 Step 1: Text Segmentation
				4.3.1.2 Step 2: Lemmatization
				4.3.1.3 Step 3. Selection of the Lemmas in Analysis
				4.3.1.4 Step 4: Construction of the Matrix
			4.3.2 Stage 2. Multidimensional Analysis
				4.3.2.1 Step 5. Lexical Correspondence Analysis. The Map of the Semantic Structure
				4.3.2.2 Step 6: Cluster Analysis. The Identification of Themes
		4.4 Reliability and Validity of ACASM
		4.5 ACASM Applications
		4.6 Conclusions
		Annex
		References
	Chapter 5: The Analysis of Sensemaking Dynamics in Communicative Contexts: The Discourse Flow Analysis (DFA)
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Discourse Flow Analysis: Theoretical Background
			5.2.1 Meaning and Sensemaking
			5.2.2 Discursive Dynamics of Sensemaking
		5.3 Discourse Flow Analysis: Procedure of Analysis
			5.3.1 Content Analysis
			5.3.2 Sequential Analysis
			5.3.3 Structural, Functional, and Dynamic Analysis
		5.4 Discourse Flow Analysis: Empirical Review
		5.5 Conclusions and Future Directions
		References
Part IV: Domain Meanings
	Chapter 6: A Tool to Analyze the Cultural Milieu: View of Context (VOC)
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Framework. The Affective Grounds of Sensemaking
			6.2.1 Symbolic Universes
			6.2.2 Lines of Semiotic Force
		6.3 The Questionnaire
			6.3.1 Item Construction
			6.3.2 Data Analysis
			6.3.3 VOC Construct Validity. A Study
			6.3.4 The Idiographic Nature of the Instrument
		6.4 VOC Applications
			6.4.1 The Map of the Cultural Milieus of European Societies
			6.4.2 The Influence of Symbolic Universes
				6.4.2.1 Self-Representation and Attitudes
				6.4.2.2 Voting Behavior
				6.4.2.3 Vaccination
			6.4.3 Stability and Change of Symbolic Universes Over Time
		6.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: The Inner Side of Experience: The Meaning Behind Customer Satisfaction
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 The Prosumership Service Quality Model (PROSERV)
			7.2.1 EXPERIENCE
			7.2.2 VALUE
			7.2.3 The PROSERV Questionnaire (PROSERV-Q)
		7.3 Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 8: Images of the Patient-Physician Relationship Questionnaire (IPPRQ): An Instrument for Analyzing the Way Patients Ma...
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Scenario
		8.3 Framework
		8.4 The Images of the Patient-Physician Relationship Questionnaire (IPPRQ)
			8.4.1 The Detection of the Images of the PPR
		8.5 Initial Evidence in Support of the Validity of the IPPRQ
			8.5.1 Images of the PPR and Compliance
			8.5.2 Stability of the Representations Detected Through the IPPRQ
				8.5.2.1 Method
				8.5.2.2 Results
				8.5.2.3 Discussion
		8.6 Conclusion
		References
Appendix. Images of the Patient-Physician Relationship Questionnaire (IPPRQ)