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Human Becoming Theory
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Rosemarie R. Parse
RN; PhD; FAAN
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Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
first published the theory in 1981 as the
"Man-living-health" theory. The name was officially
changed to "the human becoming theory" in 1992 to
remove the term "man," after the change in the
dictionary definition of the word from its former
meaning of "humankind." The theory is structured
around three abiding themes: meaning, rhythmicity, and
transcendence.
The first theme, MEANING, is expressed in the first
principle of the theory, which states that
"Structuring meaning multidimensionally is cocreating
reality through the languaging of valuing and
imaging." This principle means that people
coparticipate in creating what is real for them
through self-expression in living their values in a
chosen way.
The second theme, RHYTHMICITY, is expressed in the
second principle of the theory, which states that "Cocreating
rhythmical patterns of relating is living the
paradoxical unity of revealing-concealing and
enabling-limiting while connecting-separating." This
principle means that the unity of life encompasses
apparent opposites in rhythmic patterns of relating.
It means that in living moment-to-moment one shows and
does not show self as opportunities and limitations
emerge in moving with and apart from others.
The third theme, TRANSCENDENCE, is expressed in the
third principle of the theory, which states that "Cotranscending
with the possibles is powering unique ways of
originating in the process of transforming." This
principle means that moving beyond the "now" moment is
forging a unique personal path for oneself in the
midst of ambiguity and continuous change.
(Extracts from:
Parse's Theory of Human Becoming A Brief Introduction
- by William K. Cody RN PhD.)
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Selected Publications:
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Parse, R. R. (1974).
Nursing fundamentals. Flushing, NY: Medical
Examination.
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Parse, R. R. (1981).
Man-living-health: A theory of nursing. New York:
Wiley.
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Parse, R.R. (1985).
Nursing research: Qualitative methods. Bowie, MD:
Brady. (Co-authored).
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Parse, R. R. (1987).
Nursing science: Major paradigms, theories, and
critiques. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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Parse, R. R. (Ed.)
(1995). Illuminations: The human becoming theory in
practice and research. New York: National League for
Nursing Press.
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Parse, R.R. (1998). The
human becoming school of thought: A perspective for
nurses and other health professionals. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Parse, R. R. (1999).
Hope: An international human becoming perspective,
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc.
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Parse, R. R. (2001).
Qualitative inquiry: The path of sciencing. Sudbury,
MA: Jones & Bartlett.
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