Through selected articles LeVine demonstrates how psychology and anthropologyhave become a unified field of study, in which psychological anthropology continues to make great strides in shaping our understanding of social theory, society, and self. Psychological Anthropology: A Reader on Self in Culture presents a series of illuminating readings from recent and classical literature that offer a rich diversity of insights into psychological anthropology. First tracing the growth of the field, LeVine and the authors then explore the cultural relativity of emotional experience and moral concepts among diverse peoples,the Freudian influence and recent psychoanalytic trends in anthropology. Further readings address childhood and the acquisition of culture, an ethnographicfocus on the self as portrayed in ritual and healing, and how psychological anthropology illuminates social change. Psychological Anthropology: A Reader onSelf in Culture is the first reader in decades to combine new historical insights with recent original research and bridges our understanding of the relationship of individuals to their societies.Robert A. LeVine is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is author or editor of numerous books and articles, including most recently, Anthropology and Child Development (Blackwell, 2008, with Rebecca New), and is the recipient of both the Career Contribution Award from the Society for Psychological Anthropology and the Distinguished Contributions Award from the American Educational Research Association.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-0575-0
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés