Franks, Bradley 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6667-6172
(2014)
Social construction, evolution and cultural universals.
Culture and Psychology, 20 (3).
pp. 416-439.
ISSN 1354-067X
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Abstract
This paper discusses the connection between social constructionism and universals in the generation of mind. It proposes a new concept of Cultural Construction, distinct from social construction, and suggests that the latter succumbs to a Paradox of Sociality in which a socially constructed mind is non-social. Cultural construction avoids this paradox, and is best explained by an approach that roots learning in flexible evolutionary dispositions to possess culture. It also offers a novel perspective on traditional and more recent social constructionist accounts of psychological universals (e.g. omniculture) and has different implications for the prospects of reducing conflict in inter-cultural encounters.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://cap.sagepub.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author |
| Divisions: | Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2014 13:57 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59222 |
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