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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology


A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology


Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology 1. Aufl.

von: David B. Kronenfeld, Giovanni Bennardo, Victor C. de Munck, Michael D. Fischer

38,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 08.02.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781444394917
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 624

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A <i>Companion to Cognitive Anthropology</i> offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. <ul> <li>Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences</li> <li>  Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on</li> <li>Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology</li> <li>Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios</li> <li>Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field</li> </ul>
<p>Notes on Contributors viii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvi</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I History of Cognitive Anthropology; Nature and Types of Cultural Knowledge Structures 9</b></p> <p>1 A History of Cognitive Anthropology 11<br /> <i>B. G. Blount</i></p> <p>2 The History of the Cultural Models School Reconsidered: A Paradigm Shift in Cognitive Anthropology 30<br /> <i>Naomi Quinn</i></p> <p>3 The Cognitive Context of Cognitive Anthropology 47<br /> <i>Jürg Wassmann, Christian Kluge, and Dominik Albrecht</i></p> <p>4 The Limits of the Habitual: Shifting Paradigms for Language and Thought 61<br /> <i>Janet Dixon Keller</i></p> <p>5 Types of Collective Representations: Cognition, Mental Architecture, and Cultural Knowledge 82<br /> <i>Giovanni Bennardo and David B. Kronenfeld</i></p> <p>6 Personal Knowledge and Collective Representations 102<br /> <i>John B. Gatewood</i></p> <p><b>Part II Methodologies 115</b></p> <p>7 How to Collect Data that Warrant Analysis 117<br /> <i>W. Penn Handwerker</i></p> <p>8 Data, Method, and Interpretation in Cognitive Anthropology 131<br /> <i>James Boster</i></p> <p>9 Multi-Item Scales and Cognitive Ethnography 153<br /> <i>Kateryna Maltseva and Roy D’Andrade</i></p> <p>10 Consensus Analysis 171<br /> <i>Stephen P. Borgatti and Daniel S. Halgin</i></p> <p>11 Narrative, Mind, and Culture 191<br /> <i>Benjamin N. Colby</i></p> <p>12 Simulation (and Modeling) 210<br /> <i>Michael Fischer and David B. Kronenfeld</i></p> <p><b>Part III Cognitive Structures of Cultural Domains 227</b></p> <p>13 Mathematical Representation of Cultural Constructs 229<br /> <i>Dwight Read</i></p> <p>14 Kinship Theory and Cognitive Theory in Anthropology 254<br /> <i>F. K. L. Chit Hlaing (F. K. Lehman)</i></p> <p>15 Numerical Cognition and Ethnomathematics 270<br /> <i>Andrea Bender and Sieghard Beller</i></p> <p>16 “Indigenous Knowledge” and the Understanding of Cultural Cognition: The Contribution of Studies of Environmental Knowledge Systems 290<br /> <i>Roy Ellen</i></p> <p>17 Emotions, Motivation, and Behavior in Cognitive Anthropology 314<br /> <i>E. N. Anderson</i></p> <p>18 Social Networks, Cognition, and Culture 331<br /> <i>Douglas R. White</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Cognitive Anthropology and Other Disciplines 355</b></p> <p>19 Culture and Cognition: The Role of Cognitive Anthropology in Anthropology and the Cognitive Sciences 357<br /> <i>Norbert Ross and Douglas L. Medin</i></p> <p>20 Cultural Models, Power, and Hegemony 376<br /> <i>Halvard Vike</i></p> <p>21 Cognitive Anthropology through a Gendered Lens 393<br /> <i>Carol C. Mukhopadhyay</i></p> <p>22 Sociality in Cognitive and Sociocultural Anthropologies: The Relationships Aren’t Just Additive 413 <i>Lynn Thomas</i></p> <p>23 Cognitive Anthropology and Education: Foundational Models of Self and Cultural Models of Teaching and Learning in Japan and the United States 430<br /> <i>Hidetada Shimizu</i></p> <p>24 Archaeological Approaches to Cognitive Evolution 450<br /> <i>Miriam Noël Haidle</i></p> <p><b>Part V Some Examples of Contemporary Research 469</b></p> <p>25 The Distributed Cognition Model of Mind 471<br /> <i>Brian Hazlehurst</i></p> <p>26 A Foundational Cultural Model in Polynesia: Monarchy, Democracy, and the Architecture of the Mind 489<br /> <i>Giovanni Bennardo</i></p> <p>27 Cognitive Approaches to the Study of Romantic Love: Semantic, Cross-Cultural, and as a Process 513<br /> <i>Victor C. de Munck</i></p> <p>28 Trouble as Part of Everyday Life: Cognitive and Sociocultural Processes in Avoiding and Responding to Illness 531<br /> <i>Linda C. Garro</i></p> <p>29 Using Consensus Analysis to Investigate Cultural Models of Alzheimer’s Disease 548<br /> <i>Robert W. Schrauf and Madelyn Iris</i></p> <p>Afterword: One Cognitive View of Culture 569<br /> <i>David B. Kronenfeld</i></p> <p>Index 584</p>
<p>“In elucidating tensions between individual and collective, between idiosyncratic and commonplace, between the social, cultural, and environmental, and between the evolutionary and situational, cognitive anthropology emerges as a significant component of studying human being, and this volume provides a useful anthology and snapshot.”  (<i>Journal of the Royal Astronomical Institute</i>, 1 May 2013)</p> <p>“The fact that reading through these essays got me thinking about the amazing range of research areas that could now be considered part of "cognitive anthropology" is a testament both to the provocative value of this volume and the vitality of the sub-discipline of cognitive anthropology it is helping to re-imagine.”  (<i>Ethos</i>, 1 February 2013)</p> <br /> <br /> <p> </p>
<p><b>David B. Kronenfeld</b> is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Riverside. <p><b>Giovanni Bennardo</b> is Presidential Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. <p><b>Victor C. de Munck</b> is Associate Professor of Anthropology at State University New York, New Paltz. <p><b>Michael D. Fischer</b> is Professor of Anthropological Sciences at the University of Kent.
<p>BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY <p><b>A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology</b> <p>"In elucidating tensions between individual and collective, between idiosyncratic and commonplace, between the social, cultural, and environmental, and between the evolutionary and situational, cognitive anthropology emerges as a significant component of studying human being, and this volume provides a useful anthology and snapshot."</br> <b>Journal of the Royal Astronomical Institute</b> <p>"The fact that reading through these essays got me thinking about the amazing range of research areas that could now be considered part of "cognitive anthropology" is a testament both to the provocative value of this volume and the vitality of the sub-discipline of cognitive anthropology it is helping to re-imagine."</br> <b>Ethos</b> <p>"The sheer vibrancy of modern cognitive anthropology is brilliantly reflected in this <i>Companion</i>. The development of the field since the early days of ethnoscience is as refreshing as it is remarkable."</br> <b>Brent Berlin,</b> <i>University of Georgia</i> <p>"<i>A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology</i> is an outstanding collection of papers covering a range of topics that accurately reflect current trends and major emphases in anthropologically informed studies of cognition."</br> <b>Steven Tyler,</b> <i>Rice University</i> <p>"A rich treasure-house of science-based anthropology."</br> <b>Margaret Boden,</b> <i>University of Sussex</i> <p>"Read this good companion to find out what cultural anthropology contributes to the cognitive science agenda. Are there scientific methods for discovering what people know and how they think by virtue of ethnic ancestry and cultural inheritance? Read these essays and find out."</br> <b>Richard A. Shweder,</b> <i>University of Chicago</i> <p>This <i>Companion</i> traces the development of cognitive anthropology from its beginnings in the late 1950s to the present, and evaluates future directions of research in the field. In twenty-nine articles from leading anthropologists, there is an overview of cognitive and cultural structures, insights into how cognition works in everyday life and interacts with culture, and examples of contemporary research. <i>A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology</i> is essential for anyone interested in the questions of how culture shapes cognitive processes.
"The sheer vibrancy of modern cognitive anthropology is brilliantly reflected in this Companion. The development of the field since the early days of ethnoscience is as refreshing as it is remarkable."  <br /> <i>Brent Berlin, University of Georgia</i><br /> <br /> <p> </p> <p>"<i>A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology</i> is an outstanding collection of papers covering a range of topics that accurately reflect current trends and major emphases in anthropologically informed studies of cognition."<br /> <i>Steven Tyler, Rice University</i></p> <p> </p> <p>"A rich treasure-house of science-based anthropology."<br /> <i>Margaret Boden, University of Sussex</i></p> <p> </p> <p>"Read this good companion to find out what cultural anthropology contributes to the cognitive science agenda.  Are there scientific methods for discovering what people know and how they think by virtue of ethnic ancestry and cultural inheritance?  Read these essays and find out."<br /> <i>Richard A. Shweder, University of Chicago</i></p>

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