Psychological Anthropology

Psychological Anthropology
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 409
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ISBN-10 : 9781405105750
ISBN-13 : 1405105755
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Synopsis Psychological Anthropology by : Robert A. LeVine

Psychological Anthropology: A Reader in Self in Culture presents a selection of readings from recent and classical literature with a rich diversity of insights into the individual and society. Presents the latest psychological research from a variety of global cultures Sheds new light on historical continuities in psychological anthropology Explores the cultural relativity of emotional experience and moral concepts among diverse peoples, the Freudian influence and recent psychoanalytic trends in anthropology Addresses childhood and the acquisition of culture, an ethnographic focus on the self as portrayed in ritual and healing, and how psychological anthropology illuminates social change

New Directions in Psychological Anthropology

New Directions in Psychological Anthropology
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 052142609X
ISBN-13 : 9780521426091
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis New Directions in Psychological Anthropology by : Theodore Schwartz

The field of psychological anthropology has changed a great deal since the 1940s and 1950s, when it was often known as 'Culture and Personality Studies'. Rooted in psychoanalytic psychology, its early practitioners sought to extend that psychology through the study of cross-cultural variation in personality and child-rearing practices. Psychological anthropology has since developed in a number of new directions. Tensions between individual experience and collective meanings remain as central to the field as they were fifty years ago, but, alongside fresh versions of the psychoanalytic approach, other approaches to the study of cognition, emotion, the body, and the very nature of subjectivity have been introduced. And in the place of an earlier tendency to treat a 'culture' as an undifferentiated whole, psychological anthropology now recognizes the complex internal structure of cultures. The contributors to this state-of-the-art collection are all leading figures in contemporary psychological anthropology, and they write abour recent developments in the field. Sections of the book discuss cognition, developmental psychology, biology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis, areas that have always been integral to psychological anthropology but which are now being transformed by new perspectives on the body, meaning, agency and communicative practice.

A Companion to Psychological Anthropology

A Companion to Psychological Anthropology
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9780470997222
ISBN-13 : 0470997222
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis A Companion to Psychological Anthropology by : Conerly Casey

This Companion provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures. Brings together original essays by leading scholars in the field Offers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change Key issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and ethnocentrism, violence, identity and subjectivity

Rethinking Psychological Anthropology

Rethinking Psychological Anthropology
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Publisher : Waveland Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781478638353
ISBN-13 : 1478638354
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Rethinking Psychological Anthropology by : Philip K. Bock

After over three decades of continual publication in multiple editions, the Third Edition of Rethinking Psychological Anthropology, now with coauthor Stephen Leavitt, describes the latest interests, concepts, and approaches in the field with the inclusion of four new chapters and updates to earlier topics. The premise of the previous editions remains: that all anthropology is psychological and that the interplay between anthropological methods and the psychological theories existing in different times is dialectical. Psychological anthropologists have grappled with changing trends in both disciplines, including psychoanalytic, holistic, cognitive, interpretive, and developmental approaches. It is important to appreciate these currents of thought to understand the state of the field today. This text is thus a guide to that history along with a critique that may lead to a new synthesis. It is an ideal choice for courses in psychological anthropology, cross-cultural psychology, and the history of anthropology.

Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered

Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 0521559189
ISBN-13 : 9780521559188
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered by : John M. Ingham

Reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and examines psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture.

Afflictions

Afflictions
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9783319599847
ISBN-13 : 3319599844
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Afflictions by : Robert Lemelson

This book is one of the first to integrate psychological and medical anthropology with the methodologies of visual anthropology, specifically ethnographic film. It discusses and complements the work presented in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, the first film series on psychiatric disorders in the developing world, in order to explore pertinent issues in the cross-cultural study of mental illness and advocate for the unique role film can play both in the discipline and in participants’ lives. Through ethnographically rich and self-reflexive discussions of the films, their production, and their impact, the book at once provides theoretical and practical guidance, encouragement, and caveats for students and others who may want to make such films.

Psychological Anthropology

Psychological Anthropology
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Publisher : Holt McDougal
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106019468880
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Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Psychological Anthropology by : Erika Bourguignon

Psychological Anthropology for the 21st Century

Psychological Anthropology for the 21st Century
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 540
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ISBN-10 : 9780429951404
ISBN-13 : 042995140X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Psychological Anthropology for the 21st Century by : Jack David Eller

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological anthropology, covering both the early history and contemporary state of the field. Eller discusses the major themes, theories, figures and publications, and provides a detailed survey of the essential and enduring relationship between anthropology and psychology. The volume charts the development, celebrates the accomplishments, critiques the inadequacies, and considers the future of a field that has made great contributions to the overall discipline of anthropology. The chapters feature rich ethnographic examples and boxes for more in-depth discussion as well as summaries and questions to support teaching and learning. This is essential reading for all students new to the study of psychological anthropology.

The Psychology of Cultural Experience

The Psychology of Cultural Experience
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 0521005523
ISBN-13 : 9780521005524
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Psychology of Cultural Experience by : Carmella C. Moore

This volume, first published in 2001, presents research in psychological anthropology, including person-centred ethnography, activity theory, and cultural schema theory.

A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning

A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 052159541X
ISBN-13 : 9780521595414
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Synopsis A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning by : Claudia Strauss

'Culture' and 'meaning' are central to anthropology, but anthropologists do not agree on what they are. Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn propose a new theory of cultural meaning, one that gives priority to the way people's experiences are internalized. Drawing on 'connectionist' or 'neural network' models as well as other psychological theories, they argue that cultural meanings are not fixed or limited to static groups, but neither are they constantly revised and contested. Their approach is illustrated by original research on understandings of marriage and ideas of success in the United States.