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Culture and Cognition
Wayne Brekhus
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Description for Culture and Cognition
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
How does culture shape our thinking? In what ways do our social and cultural worlds enter into our mental worlds? How do the communities we belong to influence what we notice and what we ignore? What cultural variation do we see in cognition? What general patterns do we see across this diversity and variation? In this lively and engaging book, Wayne H. Brekhus shows us the many ways that culture influences our cognitive thought processes. Drawing on a wide range of fascinating examples, such as how members of different subcultures perceive danger and safety, how cultures variably classify and ... Read more
How does culture shape our thinking? In what ways do our social and cultural worlds enter into our mental worlds? How do the communities we belong to influence what we notice and what we ignore? What cultural variation do we see in cognition? What general patterns do we see across this diversity and variation? In this lively and engaging book, Wayne H. Brekhus shows us the many ways that culture influences our cognitive thought processes. Drawing on a wide range of fascinating examples, such as how members of different subcultures perceive danger and safety, how cultures variably classify and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745671772
SKU
V9780745671772
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About Wayne Brekhus
Wayne H. Brekhus is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri.
Reviews for Culture and Cognition
Brekhus provides an accessible and wide-ranging review of the culture and cognition field. His book introduces readers to a variety of intellectual approaches that culture and cognition scholars employ to better understand the sociocultural dimensions of thought. Karen Cerulo, Rutgers University Brekhus has produced the most comprehensive, erudite, and conceptually sophisticated book in culture and cognition to date. ... Read more