Imagination in Human and Cultural Development

Tania Zittoun (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland), Alex Gillespie

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Routledge
21 December 2017

Social, group or collective psychology; States of consciousness

Series: Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation

This book positions imagination as a central concept which increases the understanding of daily life, personal life choices, and the way in which culture and society changes. Case studies from micro instances of reverie and daydreaming, to utopian projects, are included and analysed. The theoretical focus is on imagination as a force free from immediate constraints, forming the basis of our individual and collective agency.

In each chapter, the authors review and integrate a wide range of classic and contemporary literature culminating in the proposal of a sociocultural model of imagination. The book takes into account the triggers of imagination, the content of imagination, and the outcomes of imagination. At the heart of the model is the interplay between the individual and culture; an exploration of how the imagination, as something very personal and subjective, grows out of our shared culture, and how our shared culture can be transformed by acts of imagination.

Imagination in Human and Cultural Development offers new perspectives on the study of psychological learning, change, innovation and creativity throughout the lifespan. The book will appeal to academics and scholars in the fields of psychology and the social sciences, especially those with an interest in development, social change, cultural psychology, imagination and creativity.

By: Tania Zittoun (University of Neuchâtel Switzerland), Alex Gillespie
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780815357506
ISBN 10: 0815357508
Series: Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 21 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tania Zittoun is Professor at the Institute of Psychology and Education at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. She studies human development through the lifecourse, with a particular focus on how people make sense of, and create, their own trajectories. Alex Gillespie is Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics, UK. He studies social interaction, specifically how it produces novelty, creates our sense of self, and enables society to reproduce itself.

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Imagination in Human and Cultural Development

Tania Zittoun (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland), Alex Gillespie

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