Psychological Anthropology

Name: Psychological Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780275949563

ISBN-10: 0275949567

ISBN-13: 9780275949563

Edition: 1994

Authors: Philip K. Bock

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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…

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/30/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Universal and Particular



Schools and Approaches Classical Culture and Personality



Cross-Cultural Comparisons in Psychological Anthropology



Social Structure and Personality



Cognitive Anthropology



The Psychocultural Study of Emotion and Mental Disorder



Evolutionary Psychological Anthropology



Cultural Psychology: Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries in Understanding the Cultural Grounding of Self



The Evidence Primate Ethology: A Perspective on Human and Nonhuman Handedness



Rethinking Development



The Evidence from Discourse



Myth as Evidence of Psychosocial Process



Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Children's Development



The Evidence from The Arts



Observations of Behavior as a Cross-Cultural Method



The Evidence from Dreams



Trance and Meditation



Managed States of Consciousness, and Adolescents: Cross-Cultural Perspectives



Self and Person



Initiations



Conclusions: Towards the 21st Century



Selected Bibliography


Index