A cultural-psychological analysis of emotions

Culture and Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-39

  Ratner, Carl ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Agency; Narrative; Psychobiology; Social constructionism; Socialization; Vygotsky

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034344190     PISSN: 1354067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X0061001     Document Type: Article

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