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The Confessions of a Methodological Individualist

Richard A. Shweder

University of Chicago, USA

Wertsch's 'mediated action' approach is complemented with a version of 'methodological individualism' (the preference/ constraint approach) which allows researchers to avoid the exclusive separation of mind and culture and to concentrate on specific forms of their mutuality. This version of 'methodological individualism' focuses attention on an active mental agent who makes culture and mind meet in the context of social practice.

Key Words: cultural psychology • methodological individualism • mind • mediated action • self

Culture & Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 115-122 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X9511008
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