Meaning in Action - Constructions, Narratives, and Representations (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Traditional psychology has long been concerned with cognition, motivation, emotion, and the mind in general?the mind being held responsible for individual behavior in society?and scholars of social and cultural psychology have worked in relative isolation. Meaning in Action is a bold departure as it places culture at the center of human functioning and posits that it is not the independent mind that gives rise to human action but participation in a world of socially created meanings. Each chapter illuminates the socially grounded view of the individual. Investigations into the power of shared meanings, norms, and moralities in everyday life, as well as individual and social narratives, point to their pivotal significance in human relationships. Among other topics, it provides new insights into forgiveness, infant adoption, trauma, supranational identity, and prejudice. The book offers an alternative to the widely dominant vision of psychological functioning and draws on a wide variety of current movements to present a deeply challenging and globally integrative view of human behavior.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag,Japan
Country of origin:	Japan
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Toshio Sugiman • Kenneth J. Gergen • Wolfgang Wagner • Yoko Yamada
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-4-431-74679-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	4-431-74679-X
Barcode:	9784431746799

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