Ratner puts things nicely into balance. check out his website at
http://www.humboldt1.com/~cr2/
Pete Farruggio
>I think Leont'ev's book, Problems of the development of the mind (1981),
>pays explicit attention to class in the theory though not in the research
>as I recall. Luria (1976), Cognitive development: Its cultural and social
>foundations, one of the texts that report the cross-cultural studies
>addresses some issues of class as well as culture. Scribner's workplace
>studies (e.g., in Mind and social practice: Selected writings of Sylvia
>Scribner, 1997) deals with cognitive practices in relation to labour
>positions (e.g., delivery people vs. packers vs. office workers). I'm sure
>there are more studies, but these come to mind.
>
> >Isn't this an example of internalization? Are there any studies of class in
> >the CHAT tradition or studies in which class figures as an important
> >element/category? At this point it's not crucial for me to know how "class"
> >is defined as long as it includes a reference to the individual's relation
> >to the productive process in sectoral terms, just whether some notion of
> >class is employed.
> >
> >
> >Paul H. Dillon