Social Representations and the Development of Knowledge

Gerard Duveen

ISBN 10: 0521021030 / ISBN 13: 9780521021036

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume raises for the first time developmental issues in relation to the theory of social representations, which Serge Moscovici introduced to account for the influence of social life on psychological processes. Moscovici describes a society's values, ideas, beliefs and practices as social representations that function both as rule systems structuring social life and as codes facilitating communication. The editors' introduction identifies the need to expand the theory of social representations to consider developmental changes in social beliefs, in individual understanding, and in the process of communication. Individual chapters examine change in nursery school life, gender, social divisions in society, images of childhood, emotion, intelligence and psychology. Moscovici's final chapter considers the contribution of these developmental perspectives. The book will interest specialists and students within the human and social sciences, including developmental and social psychology, sociology, and communication studies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Representations and the Development of Knowledge
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521021030
• ISBN 13: 9780521021036
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 12D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 346 grams

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Synopsis

This volume raises for the first time developmental issues in relation to the theory of social representations, which Serge Moscovici introduced to account for the influence of social life on psychological processes. Moscovici describes a society's values, ideas, beliefs and practices as social representations that function both as rule systems structuring social life and as codes facilitating communication. The editors' introduction identifies the need to expand the theory of social representations to consider developmental changes in social beliefs, in individual understanding, and in the process of communication. Individual chapters examine change in nursery school life, gender, social divisions in society, images of childhood, emotion, intelligence and psychology. Moscovici's final chapter considers the contribution of these developmental perspectives. The book will interest specialists and students within the human and social sciences, including developmental and social psychology, sociology, and communication studies.

Book Description

This book examines developmental issues in relation to the theory of social representations that Moscovici introduced to account for the influence of social life on psychological processes. Chapters examine aspects of such processes in the domains of nursery-school life, gender, social division in society, images of childhood, emotion, intelligence and psychology.