Title
Voices Of The Mind: Sociocultural Approach To Mediated Action,Used
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
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 Meansin Particular, Languageemerge 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.Although Wertschs Discussion Draws On The Work Of A Variety Of Scholars In The Social Sciences And The Humanities, The Writings Of Two Soviet Theorists, L. S. Vygotsky (18961934) And Mikhail Bakhtin (18951975), Are Of Particular Significance. Voices Of The Mind Breaks New Ground In Reviewing And Integrating Some Of Their Major Theoretical Ideas And In Demonstrating How These Ideas Can Be Extended To Address A Series Of Contemporary Issues In Psychology And Related Fields.A Case In Point Is Wertschs Analysis Of Voice, Which Exemplifies The Collaborative Nature Of His Effort. Although Some Have Viewed Abstract Linguistic Entities, Such As Isolated Words And Sentences, As The Mechanism Shaping Human Thought, Wertsch Turns To Bakhtin, Who Demonstrated The Need To Analyze Speech In Terms Of How It Appropriates The Voices Of Others In Concrete Sociocultural Settings. These Appropriated Voices May Be Those Of Specific Speakers, Such As Ones Parents, Or They May Take The Form Of Social Languages Characteristic Of A Category Of Speakers, Such As An Ethnic Or National Community. Speaking And Thinking Thus Involve The Inherent Process Of Ventriloquating Through The Voices Of Other Socioculturally Situated Speakers. Voices Of The Mind Attempts To Build Upon This Theoretical Foundation, Persuasively Arguing For The Essential Bond Between Cognition And Culture.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.