Sociocultural Studies of Mind

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James V. Wertsch, Pablo del Río, Amelia Alvarez
Cambridge University Press, 28 de abr. de 1995 - 252 páginas
Sociocultural Studies of Mind addresses the question of how mental functioning is related to the cultural, historical, and institutional settings in which it takes place. There are three unifying ideas that run through the volume: 1) one of the basic ways that sociocultural setting shapes mental functioning is through the cultural tools employed, 2) mediation provides a formulation of how this shaping occurs, and 3) in order to specify how cultural tools exist and have their effects, it is essential to focus on human action as a unit of analysis. This landmark volume defines a general approach to sociocultural psychology--one that the authors hope will be debated and redefined as the field moves forward. Sociocultural Studies of Mind will be crucial for researchers and graduate students in cognitive science, philosophy, and cultural anthropology.
 

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Culturalhistorical psychology and the psychological theory of activity retrospect and prospect
37
The need for action in sociocultural research
56
Theories of action speech natural language and discourse
75
Mediation in action
93
Writing and the mind
95
An approach to an integrated sensorimotor system in the human central brain and a subconscious computer
124
Sociocultural setting intersubjectivity and the formation of the individual
137
Observing sociocultural activity on three planes participatory appropriation guided participation and apprenticeship
139
The constitution of the subject a persistent question
165
Sociocultural settings design and intervention
185
Socioculturalhistorical psychology some general remarks and a proposal for a new kind of culturalgenetic methodology
187
Tossing praying and thinking the changing architectures of mind and agency
215
Index
249
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