Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Had occasion to talk to a person about the Wakefield Doctrine this weekend. She was only familiar with the name and the three personality types. We were in a social situation, a number of other people we both knew were in the hall and so, naturally, the question came up, “What do you think so-and-so is? A clark or scott or roger”
[New Readers: a note on propriety. There is no basis for anyone to ‘assign’ a predominant worldview to a person. At least in a manner that suggests, ‘You are a clark/scott/roger because I said so.’ The Doctrine does not work that way. One can only come to decide their predominant worldview for themselves. That said, there is a case for discussing the (likely) personality types of others. Provided it is done tastefully, with a personal enjoyment and a smile. It’s all about using objective examples to aid in presenting how best to determine one’s predominant worldview.]…which is: observe your target* and throw out the ‘no-fricken’ way’ of the three personality types. Now, you’re down to two. Hold the remaining two relationships side-by-each, compare and contrast. (See! Now only does the Doctrine provide a fun and productive way to decipher the behavior of the people in our daily lives, it explains some of the more aggravating minutia of early life, i.e. essay questions and tests in general. (Go! Doctrine!)
Anyway.Obviously reading as many posts as possible will provide one with examples of characteristic behavior of three personality types of the Wakefield Doctrine.
But the simplest of all is to look at the person (or the self) and ask the question: “How does this person relate themselves to the world around them and the people who make it up? Are they thinking they are Outsiders, do they act like Predators or maybe they just feel everything is pretty much fine the way it’s always been, so what’s the ruckus?”
Pretty simple, isn’t it?
* or your ownself… this works on the observer provided one can set aside any preconceptions of self-as-seen-by-others. aka only a clark has the motivation and only a clark thinks it matters
About clarkscottroger
In the end, it’s just speculation about others.
As we say, The Wakefield Doctrine is not ‘an Answer’ it is an additional perspective on the world around us. And as mankind has demonstrated quite amply, Answers will, as often as not, cause problems, while finding ways to see things from a different angle is totally fun (and helpful)
I like to think of the “t” in Doctrine as standing for “tool”. A darned helpful one and yes, it does become “pretty simple” after a while. Having read those many posts as suggested, having the ability to identify another’s world view aka personal reality – how they relate themselves to the world, is a valuable asset. Has made my life a little less complicated. Bonus!