Abstract
Bruner's conceptualization of cultural psychology can be found in his 1990s work, Acts of meaning. However,the general consensus about his work in this area has treated it not as a conceptualization but as a series ofstatements of fact. This paper reconsiders his plan for a cultural psychology based on his "Acts of meaning" (1990),concluding that it rests on the proposition that the human mind precedes its epistemology. Consequently, hiscultural psychology begins with observations of the ability of humans to function in the context of the polysemousmeanings arising from everyday practices. Thus, his cultural psychology views folk psychology as psychologicalcommon sense and privileges narrative as the most useful and longstanding cultural tool in our everyday practices.Therefore, his study of folk psychology as a basis for cultural psychology focuses on the use of narratives ineveryday practices. In this paper, I redefine his conception of cultural psychology in terms of a narrative approach.
| Translated title of the contribution | Jerome Bruner's Conceptualization of Cultural Psychology as Narrative |
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| Original language | Japanese |
| Pages (from-to) | 90 - 109 |
| Journal | 質的心理学研究 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2015 |