The ‘Social’ in Post-Vygotskian Theory

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20401593
AutoresH Daniels (0000-0003-4523-0670, University of Bath, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas37-49
Fecha de publicación2006-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTheory & Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959354306060107
OpenAlexW2143151097
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas15

In this article some limitations of the increasingly popular theories of the Russian semiotician L.S. Vygotsky will be identified. Emphasis will be placed on the lack of an account of social positioning within discourse as well as the social, cultural and historical production of discourse. At the heart of these concerns there lies an underdeveloped perspective on the social function of language, particularly when it is used to influence interpersonal relations. The theories of cultural transmission developed by Basil Bernstein in the later stages of his career will be discussed in terms of the potential for refining the Vygotskian thesis

Epistemology · Interpersonal communication · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Second Language Learning and Teaching