{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-culture-and-psychology-9780199366200","title":"Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology","description":"The goal of cultural psychology is to explain the ways in which human cultural constructions -- for example, rituals, stereotypes, and meanings -- organize and direct human acting, feeling, and thinking in different social contexts. A rapidly growing, international field of scholarship, \u003cbr\u003ecultural psychology is ready for an interdisciplinary, primary resource. Linking psychology, anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and history, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e is the quintessential volume that unites the variable perspectives from these disciplines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprised of over fifty contributed chapters, this book provides a necessary, comprehensive overview of contemporary cultural psychology. Bridging psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives, one will find in this handbook: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A concise history of psychology that includes valuable resources for innovation in psychology in general and cultural psychology in particular \u003cbr\u003e- Interdisciplinary chapters including insights into cultural anthropology, cross-cultural psychology, culture and conceptions of the self, and semiotics and cultural connections \u003cbr\u003e- Close, conceptual links with contemporary biological sciences, especially developmental biology, and with other social sciences\u003cbr\u003e- A section detailing potential methodological innovations for cultural psychology \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy comparing cultures and the (often differing) human psychological functions occuring within them, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e is the ideal resource for making sense of complex and varied human phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaan Valsiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199366200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJaan Valsiner, Ph.D., is Niels Bohr Professor of Cultural Psychology, Aalborg University; Professor of Psychology, Clark University; and founding editor of the journal \u003cem\u003eCulture and Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934209359987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":109.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5891c3f6-2543-4580-85d5-53c7869ac530.jpg?v=1647877759","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/oxford-handbook-of-culture-and-psychology-9780199366200","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}