Cambridge handbook of sociocultural psychology 2nd Alberto Rosa | Jaan Valsiner

Sociocultural psychology is a discipline located at the crossroads between the natural and
social sciences and the humanities. This international overview of the field provides an
antireductionist and comprehensive account of how experience and behavior emerge from
human action with cultural materials in social practices. The outcome is a vision of the
dynamics of sociocultural and personal life in which time and developmental constructive
transformations are crucial.
This second edition provides expanded coverage of how particular cultural artifacts
and social practices shape experience and behavior in the realms of art and aesthetics,
economics, history, religion, and politics. Special attention is also paid to the development
of identity, the self, and personhood throughout the lifespan, while retaining the emphasis
on experience and development as key features of sociocultural psychology.