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Cultural psychology: a two-way path between mind and culture / Psicología cultural: un camino de ida y vuelta entre la mente y la cultura

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Abstract

This brief introduction serves as an opening to the monographic issue on cultural psychology. We will begin this introduction by providing an overview of the main features of this branch of psychology. Heavily influenced by Vygotsky’s concept of mediation, cultural psychology centres on how we use different cultural tools or mediational artefacts to make sense of the world and guide our actions within it. On the basis of this approach, the nine articles of which this monograph is comprised are briefly introduced: articles which are eminently empirical in nature and which relate to areas such as creativity, collective memory, identity and developmental shifts, as well as migration and mobility in a globalized world.

Resumen

Presentamos, mediante esta breve introducción, el número monográfico sobre Psicología Cultural. Empezamos dicha introducción esbozando los rasgos principales de esta rama de la psicología. Fuertemente influenciado por el concepto de mediación de Vygotsky, el foco de la Psicología Cultural se centra en cómo utilizamos diferentes herramientas culturales o artefactos mediacionales para dar sentido al mundo y orientar nuestras acciones en él. Partiendo de este enfoque, se introducen brevemente los nueve artículos que conforman este monográfico; artículos eminentemente empíricos relacionados con áreas como la creatividad, la memoria colectiva, la identidad, las transiciones en el desarrollo, así como la migración y movilidad en un mundo global.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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