Description
This volume brings together some of Moscovici's classic statements of the theory of social representations, as well as elaborations of the distinctive features of this perspective in social psychology. In addition the book includes some recent essays in which he re-examines the intellectual history of social representations, exploring the diverse ways in which this theory has responded to a tradition of thought in the social sciences which encompasses not only the contributions of Durkheim and Piaget, but also those of Levy-Bruhl and Vygotsky. The final chapter of the book consists of a long interview with Ivana Markova, in which Moscovici not only reviews his own intellectual itinerary but also gives his views on some of the key questions facing social psychology today.
The publication of this volume provides an essential source for the study of social representations and for an assessment of the work of a social psychologist who has consistently sought to re-establish the discipline as a vital element of the social sciences.
About the Author
Edited By:
Serge Moscovici is Director of Studies at the +cole des Hautes +tudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Gerard Duveen is lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Reviews
'Serge Moscovici has been a steady and brilliant influence for the good in social psychology. Even when you don't agree with him, he's still worth listening to attentively.' Jerome Bruner, New York University
Book Information
ISBN 9780745622262
Author Serge Moscovici
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 482g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 24mm