Culture in Mind: Cognition, Culture, and the Problem of Meaning

Shore, Bradd

ISBN 10: 0195095979 / ISBN 13: 9780195095975

Published by Oxford University Press, 1996

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0195095979I4N10

Synopsis:

An important work in the field of cultural anthropology

From the Back Cover: Despite the recognized importance of cultural diversity in understanding the modern world, the emerging science of cognitive psychology has relied far more on experimental psychology, neurobiology, and computer science than on cultural anthropology for its models of how we think. In new book, anthropologist Bradd Shore has created the first study linking multiculturalism to cognitive psychology, exploring the complex relationship between cultural expressions in public institutions and in mental representations. In so doing, he answers in a completely new way the age-old question of whether humans are basically the same psychologically, independent of cultures, or essentially different. The author argues that culture must be considered an intrinsic component of the human mind to a degree that most psychologists and even many anthropologists have not recognized. This new position of cultural models will make absorbing reading for psychologists, anthropologists, linguists, and philosophers, and for anyone interested in the issues of cultural diversity, multiculturalism, or cognitive science in general.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Culture in Mind: Cognition, Culture, and the...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket