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Symmetry: Culture and Science
Volume 35, Number 3, pages 315-318 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.26830/symmetry_2024_3_315

TRAINING IN SYMMETRY AND ASYMMETRY, FROM THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS

Serena Gianfaldoni^1*, Pietro Balestri², Niccolò Viale³

¹ University of Florence and Laboratorio Link CAFRE University of Pisa; Italy.
Email: gianfaldoniserena@gmail.com

² Laboratorio Link CAFRE University of Pisa; Italy.
Email: balestripietro@gmail.com

³ Laboratorio Link CAFRE University of Pisa; Italy.
Email: vialeniccolo@gmail.com

^* corresponding author

Abstract: In this essay, we will begin with the concept of asymmetry in social relationships (starting from family and group contexts) and then focus on the presence of symmetric and asymmetric relationships in educational and professional settings. By symmetry in interpersonal relationships, we mean a similarity/mirroring (but not coincidence) of conditions and experiences, in relation to an axis consisting of rules and principles of reference of the group, whereby the same conditions, opportunities, and conformity of treatment are recognised for the individual elements. By asymmetry in interpersonal relationships, we refer to all those behaviours that create, recognise, value, or discriminate against the differences among the individual elements of a group. The first part describes a form of "imprinting" on symmetry-asymmetry that provides the individual with "primitive reference paradigms" capable of subsequently influencing social interactions. These significant past experiences are sedimented over time, reinforcing an approach of substantial openness or closure towards symmetry-asymmetry. Following personalised paths, this approach is subsequently modified, integrated, and refined through the educational process and professional activities.

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