Vygotsky and the Social Formation of Mind

Выготский и социальное формирование сознания
James V. Wertsch, Alex Kozulin
1987-01-01

Vygotskycultural developmentgenetic methodhigher mental functionssemiotic analysis
1. Vygotsky: The Man and His Theory 2. Vygotsky's Genetic Method 3. The Social Origins of Higher Mental Functions 4. Vygotsky's Semiotic Analysis 5. Extending Vygotsky's Semiotic Analysis: Propositional and Discourse Referentiality 6. Semiotic Mechanisms in Vygotsky's Genetic Law of Cultural Development 7. Units of Psychological Functioning: Consciousness, Word Meaning, and Action 8. Mind and Society Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
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It analyzes the social origins of higher mental functions and the semiotic mechanisms underlying their development.
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It examines Vygotsky’s genetic method for explaining the development of psychological functions.
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It extends Vygotsky’s semiotic analysis by addressing propositional and discourse referentiality.
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The work connects consciousness, word meaning, and action as units of psychological functioning.
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The work presents Vygotsky’s theory as centered on the social formation and cultural development of the mind.

Vygotsky's theory of higher mental functions and semiotic/social development

The social, genetic, and semiotic mechanisms underlying higher mental functions and psychological functioning

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James V. Wertsch
Alex Kozulin
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