Fundamentals of Cultural Psychology

Luca Tateo is Professor in Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology of Qualitative Research at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Visiting Associate Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. He is co-editor in chief of the journal Human Arenas: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Psychology, Culture, and Meaning.

• Foreword Introduction 1. Basic Concepts 2. The Forms of Knowing 3. What is Cultural Psychology 4. Imagination 5. Borders 6. The psyche as dynamic totality

‘Luca Tateo’s Fundamentals of Cultural Psychology is a rare achievement: it is both student-friendly and inviting at the same time that it is an intellectually challenging contribution to this rapidly growing field of study.’Michael Cole, Emeritus Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)‘This text book about the fundamentals of cultural psychology is bound to be a classic. Professor Luca Tateo offers a new, clear, and compelling vision of cultural psychology that transcends disciplinary boundaries and geographies. The story of cultural psychology narrated here is drawn from philosophy, history, medicine, sociology, anthropology, art, and humanities, and theology. This textbook achieves a rare feat of creating a truly mind-opening learning experience for beginning and advanced students of psychology. This book offers a valuable resource for anyone who is genuinely interested in deepening their inquiry and transforming their understanding of the field of cultural psychology.’Sunil Bhatia, Lucy Marsh Haskell '19 Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College