Culture and the Development of Children's Action: A Theory of Human Development

by Jaan Valsiner

Book Overview

In this deeply probing, intellectually challenging work, Dr. JaanValsiner lays the groundwork for a dynamic new cultural-historicalapproach to developmental psychology. He begins by deconstructingtraditional developmental theory, exposing the conceptual confusionand epistemological blind spots that he believes continue toundermine the scientific validity of its methodologies. Hedescribes the ways in which embedded cultural biases shapeinterventional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471135909
• ISBN13: 9780471135906
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"