Development of Self in Culture (Self in Culture in Mind) - Softcover

 
9788771120097: Development of Self in Culture (Self in Culture in Mind)

Synopsis

Human beings are inherently cultural beings -- growing up in an environment that is steeped in culture and developing our self-construal accordingly. The new psychology book series "Self in Culture in Mind" gathers current research per-spectives on this issue. This first volume sets the stage by examining the unfolding of self from a broad range of de-velopmental perspectives. Each chapter suggests a specific theoretical approach and provides original research within it. Together they document culturally mediated development at different stages of life and in different cultural settings, as ob-served by appropriate scientific methods.

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