Voices of the mind
Subtitle: a sociocultural approach to mediated action
By: James V. Wertsch.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Psychology.; Social psychology.; Culture -- Psychological aspects.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-162) and indexes.