Lev Vygotsky used an enticing mix of intellectual traditions in an attempt to provide an account of the social formation of the mind. This volume provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and sugg…
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Lev Vygotsky used an enticing mix of intellectual traditions in an attempt to provide an account of the social formation of the mind. This volume provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and sugg…
"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…
"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…
"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…
"This is a history of how twentieth-century Britons came to view themselves and their world in psychological terms, and how this changed over time. It examines the extent to which psychological thought and practice could mediate, not just understanding of the self, but also a wi…
This is a study of how psychological thinking developed as a feature of life in 20th century Britain. Ranging from the excitement about a new age at the start of the century to the permissive society of the 1970s, it offers us a new picture of how Britons of the period came to t…
The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all young children, especially children from economically disadvantaged homes and com…
"The wide-ranging essays in Sexual Development in Childhood seek collectively to answer many of the most vital questions in the field of childhood development. What is childhood sexuality, and why should it be studied? How should it be measured, and what research methods are mos…
"The wide-ranging essays in Sexual Development in Childhood seek collectively to answer many of the most vital questions in the field of childhood development. What is childhood sexuality, and why should it be studied? How should it be measured, and what research methods are mos…
Using rich observational data gathered in her extended longitudinal study, as well as skills acquired during a six year collaboration with Professor Judy Dunn, the author successfully integrates both cognitive and social accounts of theory of mind.
This book explains the role of ethnicity in group differences across social and psychopathological settings.
