In Defense of Activity Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2390657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Ratner (Cal Poly Humboldt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-223 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-067X • E-ISSN: 1461-7056 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354067x9700300207 |
| OpenAlex | W2099007425 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper elaborates the relationship between practical social activity and psychological phenomena. In particular, I explain how psychological phenomena dialectically contribute to social activity even as they are organized by it. I also explain how individual differences in psychology are accounted for by activity. The article answers objections which have been raised to an earlier paper I wrote on activity and cultural psychology
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Insiders and Outsiders
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2010 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |