Psychological Anthropology

The renewal of interest in psychological anthropology has called for a critical appraisal of past schools and approaches as well as an up-to-date review of the literature and evidence from contemporary research. This handbook, the first reference work devoted to this growing field, draws upon the work of distinguished contributors to examine historical, methodological, and critical material related to psychological anthropology.

The volume is organized in two parts. The first is an historical overview of the field from 1920 to the present, outlining the major schools and approaches that have contributed to psychological anthropology. The second part is a series of chapters on research topics and methods, such as child development, dreams, discourse, and the arts, showing the contribution of these topics to our understanding of the relationship between cultural and individual phenomena. The book reflects diverse viewpoints and provides a current treatment of ideas and techniques, critical examinations of research, and extensive bibliographic information.

Table des matières

Preface
Introduction: Universal and Particular by Philip K. Bock
Schools and Approaches
Classical Culture and Personality by Steven Piker
Cross-Cultural Comparisons in Psychological Anthropology by Alice Schlegel
Social Structure and Personality by Philip K. Bock
Cognitive Anthropology by Ronald W. Casson
The Psychocultural Study of Emotion and Mental Disorder by Janis H. Jenkins
Evolutionary Psychological Anthropology by Jerome H. Barkow
Cultural Psychology: Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries in Understanding the Cultural Grounding of Self by Joan G. Miller
The Evidence
Primate Ethology: A Perspective on Human and Nonhuman Handedness by William C. McGrew and Linda F. Marchant
Rethinking Development by Susan Oyama
The Evidence from Discourse by Niko Besnier
Myth as Evidence of Psychosocial Process by Robin Fox
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Children's Development by Barbara Rogoff and Gilda A. Morelli
The Evidence from The Arts by Philip K. Bock
Field Observations of Behavior as a Cross-Cultural Method by Ruth H. Munroe and Robert L. Munroe
The Evidence from Dreams by Barbara Tedlock
Trance and Meditation by Erika Bourguignon
Hallucinogens, Managed States of Consciousness, and Adolescents: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Charles S. Grob and Marlene Dobkin de Rios
Self and Person by Thomas J. Csordas
Initiations by Simon Ottenberg
Conclusions: Towards the 21st Century by Philip K. Bock
Selected Bibliography
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Philip K. Bock

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Philip Bock, Bock Philip K.
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 10.10.1994
• EAN: 9780275949563
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94956-3
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social, group or collective psychology, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Geography and World Cultures: Culture