Culture and Human Development: The Selected Papers of John Whiting: 6 (Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, Series Number 6) - Softcover

Whiting, Eleanor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052102806X ISBN 13: 9780521028066

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book, first published in 1993, includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, as well as a comprehensive autobiographical essay. Roy D'Andrade's introduction assesses the unique contributions of John Whiting and locates his work within the contemporary currents of psychological research.

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Review:

'Psychologists keen to escape the confines of a narrow laboratory approach to the study of human behaviour should find this volume offers a window to an almost forgotten enterprise relevant to their contemporary concerns.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Book Description:

A collection of essays by John Whiting, a leading figure in psychological anthropology and a pioneer in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. This book, first published in 1993, includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, and a comprehensive autobiographical essay.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 052102806X
• ISBN 13: 9780521028066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376