Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered

Reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and examines psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture.

John M. Ingham (Author)

9780521551076, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 May 1996

324 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.57 kg

John Ingham reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and argues for an eclectic approach that finds room for psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture. The argument is developed with special reference to human nature, child development, personality, and mental disorder, and it draws on studies set in many different cultures. The author also shows the relevance of work in psychoanalysis and child development to current concerns in anthropology with agency and rhetoric.

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Human nature
3. Childhood
4. Personality
5. Depression and hysteria
6. Eccentricity and madness
7. Social psychology
8. Collective violence
9. Religion
10. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]