Voices of the mind

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In Voices of the Mind, James Wertsch outlines an approach to mental functioning that stresses its inherent cultural, historical, and institutional context. A critical aspect of this approach is the cultural tools or "mediational means" that shape both social and individual processes. In considering how these mediational means--in particular, language--emerge in social history and the role they play in organizing the settings in which human beings are socialized, Wertsch achieves fresh insights into essential areas of human mental functioning that are typically unexplored or misunderstood.

subjects: Culture,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Culture,  Psychology,  Social psychology,  Psicologia,  Sociolingu i stica,  Conducta (Psicologia),  Semio tica,  Semiòtica,  Sociolingüística,  Thought and thinking,  Psicologia social,  Reference,  Sociolinguistique,  Comportement humain,  Psycholinguistik,  Aspect psychologique,  Semiotica,  Sémiotique,  Cognition,  Psychologie sociale,  Soziolinguistik,  Cognitie,  Interaction sociale,  Psycholinguistique,  Sociolinguistics,  Semiotics,  Human behavior