A neo-Meadian approach to human agency: Relating the social and the psychological in the ontogenesis of perspective-coordinating persons

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-272

  Martin, Jack ^a   Gillespie, Alex ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Distanciation; Intersubjectivity; Mead; Position exchange; Role exchange

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO; HUMAN; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOUCH;

CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; EGO; HUMANS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOUCH;

EID: 77954688985     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-010-9126-7     Document Type: Article

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