Vygotsky's Sociohistorical Psychology and Its Contemporary Applications

by Carl Ratner

Book Overview

The social character of psychological phenomena has never been easy to comprehend. Despite the fact that an intricate set of social relations forms our most intimate thoughts, feelings, and actions, we believe that psychology originates inside our body, in genes, hormones, the brain, and free will. Perhaps this asocial view stems from the alienated nature of most societies which makes individual activity appear to be estranged from social relations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306436566
• ISBN13: 9780306436567
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"