Imagination in Human and Cultural Development (Paperback)

This book positions imagination as a central concept which increases the understanding of daily life, personal life choices, and the way in which culture and society changes. Case studies from micro instances of reverie and daydreaming, to utopian projects, are included and analysed. The theoretical focus is on imagination as a force free from immediate constraints, forming the basis of our individual and collective agency. In each chapter, the authors review and integrate a wide range of classic and contemporary literature culminating in the proposal of a sociocultural model of imagination. The book takes into account the triggers of imagination, the content of imagination, and the outcomes of imagination. At the heart of the model is the interplay between the individual and culture; an exploration of how the imagination, as something very personal and subjective, grows out of our shared culture, and how our shared culture can be transformed by acts of imagination. Imagination in Human and Cultural Development offers new perspectives on the study of psychological learning, change, innovation and creativity throughout the lifespan. The book will appeal to academics and scholars in the fields of psychology and the social sciences, especially those with an interest in development, social change, cultural psychology, imagination and creativity.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Tania Zittoun • Alex Gillespie
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-5750-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General
LSN:	0-8153-5750-8
Barcode:	9780815357506

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