Culture and Human Development
The Selected Papers of John Whiting
$300.73
- Hardcover
374 pages
- Release Date
25 November 1993
Summary
John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, as well as a comprehensive autobiographical essay. Roy D’Andrade’s introduction assesses the unique contributions of John Whit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521435154 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521435153 |
| Author: | John Whiting, Eleanor Hollenberg Chasdi, Roy D'Andrade |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 374 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 1993 |
| Weight: | 670g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology |
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Critics Review
‘Psychologists keen to escape the confines of a narrow laboratory approach to the study of human behaviour should find this volume offers a window to an almost forgotten enterprise relevant to their contemporary concerns.’ Times Higher Education Supplement
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