CULTURE IN MIND: Cognition, Culture, and the Problem of Meaning - Softcover

SHORE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195126629 ISBN 13: 9780195126624

Publisher: Oxford University Press USA, 1998

Synopsis

An important work in the field of cultural anthropology

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Culture in Mind An ethnographic portrait of the human mind, using case studies from both western and non-western societies, this book argues that "cultural models" are necessary to the functioning of the human mind. The text explores the cognitive world of culture in the ongoing production of meaning everyday. Full description

Review

Culture in Mind is breathtakingly multidisciplinary and scholarly. In his discussions, Shore exposes models from various disciplines in a way that is likely to enrich readers coming from a number of different academic backgrounds. Shore's approach to teh problem of culture in mind is strikingly balanced. ... Owing to the book's multidisciplinary eloquence and the central role psychological factors are given, Culture in Mind is of tremendous relevance to psychologists - cognitive scientists, neuropsychologists, personality, developmental and (cross-)cultural psychologists alike. Shore's scholarship convinces. His colourful case examples help illustrate any hard-to-reach theoretical points. Furthermore, his multidisciplinary approach succeeds in arousing curiosity, and his passion for the subjects inspires. In short, Culture in Mind is a book psychologists in general cannot afford to ignore. (Frank Laroi, Theory & Psychology, 2001)

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195126629
• ISBN 13: 9780195126624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448