University of Isfahan Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 2251-7642 2 2 2012 12 21 Semantic making of participant's inter-subjectivity in folk psychology groups: A qualitative study on "B" group members Semantic making of participant's inter-subjectivity in folk psychology groups: A qualitative study on "B" group members 57 74 17296 FA Z Tavalali MA student of Sociology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran S Hashemi PhD Student in Sociology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran H Ahmadi Professor of Sociology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran A Ruhani PhD Student in Sociology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14   For years folk psychology groups have been undeniably circulated in Iran and bestseller books was about this issue. Most of the members have some distortion in relationship with others after finishing the period of group and they can not show conformity with collective culture. Therefore by interpretationism approach this qualitative research tried to explore the participant's inter-subjectivities in one of the folk psychology groups (group B). In fact the purpose of this study was the exploration and recognition of dominant meaning in inter-subjectivity of members of this group. In this qualitative methodology, ethnographic method and case study method in analyzing the data were used. Firstly by analyzing the data numerous themes were explored and finally those themes were gathered in five main classes including humanism, rejection of teleological-oriented, rejection of dos and don'ts and the originality of attitude, sense pivotal and emotional encountering with cruelty. The results have shown that most participants' needs to attend these groups were because of family problems, purposelessness, hopelessness and distortion in relationships. Finally the most important feature in this group was that they tried to deny all dominant values, dos and don'ts.   For years folk psychology groups have been undeniably circulated in Iran and bestseller books was about this issue. Most of the members have some distortion in relationship with others after finishing the period of group and they can not show conformity with collective culture. Therefore by interpretationism approach this qualitative research tried to explore the participant's inter-subjectivities in one of the folk psychology groups (group B). In fact the purpose of this study was the exploration and recognition of dominant meaning in inter-subjectivity of members of this group. In this qualitative methodology, ethnographic method and case study method in analyzing the data were used. Firstly by analyzing the data numerous themes were explored and finally those themes were gathered in five main classes including humanism, rejection of teleological-oriented, rejection of dos and don'ts and the originality of attitude, sense pivotal and emotional encountering with cruelty. The results have shown that most participants' needs to attend these groups were because of family problems, purposelessness, hopelessness and distortion in relationships. Finally the most important feature in this group was that they tried to deny all dominant values, dos and don'ts. https://cbs.ui.ac.ir/article_17296_444cc4caee4e9657a1ae8ab5728507fc.pdf