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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405105750 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405105755 |
| Title | Psychological Anthropology |
| Author | Robert A Levine |
| Series | Wiley Blackwell Anthologies In Social And Cultural Anthropology |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 402 |
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