At 08:08 AM 9/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I quite agree with Genevieve. One of Vygotsky's basic assumptions was
>that the distinction between individual and social (intramental and
>intermental) processes is less obvious than we often take it to be in
>discussions of psychology. For him, the point was that the _same_ mental
>functions appear on the intermental and intramental planes. Furthermore,
>the fact that mediational means, or cultural tools inherently shape
>processes on both planes means that the connection between individual and
>social processes is even closer. From this perspective, the important
>point is to view neural, mediational, social, economic, and other such
>processes as _moments_ in human action rather than stand-alone entities.
>
>Jim Wertsch
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>
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>> >Isn't it the case that sociocultural interpretations of mental phenomena do
>> >not systematically distingusih between "psychological" (as in-the-head
>> >private phenomena)and social (economic relations, power, etc)frameworks?
>> >
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>> says
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>> >Chris Francovich
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>> I wouldn't exactly put it that way. I think it's more that sociocultural
>> interpretations trace the complex relations between what goes on in the
>> firing neurons and what goes on between people, places, the weather, etc.
>> And they insist that these relations are important, that mind grows in
>> society, in activity, while at the same time, the many processes dedicated
>> to that growth ensure the continued existence of society and activity.
>> To understand, perhaps even influence learning, requires a focus on those
>> relations/relationships, on the dynamic, on the process, the movement,
>> the (often multiple) dialectic of mind, culture, activity.
>>
>> Still have at least one week to catch up on...
>>
>> oh well...
>>
>> genevieve
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