(Ebook) Cambridge handbook of sociocultural psychology by Alberto Rosa, Jaan Valsiner ISBN 9781108340489, 1108340482

(Ebook) Cambridge handbook of sociocultural psychology by Alberto Rosa, Jaan Valsiner ISBN 9781108340489, 1108340482

Sociocultural psychology is a discipline located at the crossroads between the natural andsocial sciences and the humanities. This international overview of the field provides anantireductionist and comprehensive account of how experience and behavior emerge fromhuman action with cultural materials in social practices. The outcome is a vision of thedynamics of sociocultural and personal life in which time and developmental constructivetransformations are crucial.This second edition provides expanded coverage of how particular cultural artifactsand social practices shape experience and behavior in the realms of art and aesthetics,economics, history, religion, and politics. Special attention is also paid to the developmentof identity, the self, and personhood throughout the lifespan, while retaining the emphasison experience and development as key features of sociocultural psychology.