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Voices of the Mind: Sociocultural Approach to Mediated Action
James V. Wertsch
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Description for Voices of the Mind: Sociocultural Approach to Mediated Action
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
In Voices of the Mind, James Wertsch outlines an approach to mental functioning that stresses its inherent cultural, historical, and institutional context. A critical aspect of this approach is the cultural tools or mediational means that shape both social and individual processes. In considering how these mediational means--in particular, language--emerge in social history and the role they play in organizing the settings in which human beings are socialized, Wertsch achieves fresh insights into essential areas of human mental functioning that are typically unexplored or misunderstood. Although Wertsch's discussion draws on the work of a variety ... Read more
In Voices of the Mind, James Wertsch outlines an approach to mental functioning that stresses its inherent cultural, historical, and institutional context. A critical aspect of this approach is the cultural tools or mediational means that shape both social and individual processes. In considering how these mediational means--in particular, language--emerge in social history and the role they play in organizing the settings in which human beings are socialized, Wertsch achieves fresh insights into essential areas of human mental functioning that are typically unexplored or misunderstood. Although Wertsch's discussion draws on the work of a variety ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674943049
SKU
V9780674943049
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About James V. Wertsch
James V. Wertsch is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, Clark University.
Reviews for Voices of the Mind: Sociocultural Approach to Mediated Action
Voices of the Mind is a concise, creative integration of several major theories concerning the fundamentally social nature of human thought. It has special appeal to readers interested in theories of learning and the relationship between culture and cognition as it is played out in the course of everyday life. Harvard Educational Review Wertsch has a lucid understanding of Vygotsky's ... Read more