TY - JOUR
T1 - A MAN OF HIS COUNTRY AND HIS TIME
T2 - Jewish Influences on Lev Semionovich Vygotsky's World View
AU - Kotik-Friedgut, Bella
AU - Friedgut, Theodore H.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Lev Semionovich Vygotsky created the cultural-historical school of psychology, yet all too few of those writing about his work take into account the family, education, and cultural tradition from which he came. The authors contend that the Jewish nature of these elements was of some importance in forming his personality and his consciousness. The 1st part of the article traces his early upbringing, describes the Jewishness of his environment, notes 3 instances in which his "otherness" was imprinted on his consciousness, and points to the sources of his determination to forge a harmonious synthesis with his environment. The 2nd part examines his writings, both earlier journalistic and mature psychological, and points to evidence of the influence of his Jewish upbringing and environment on his work.
AB - Lev Semionovich Vygotsky created the cultural-historical school of psychology, yet all too few of those writing about his work take into account the family, education, and cultural tradition from which he came. The authors contend that the Jewish nature of these elements was of some importance in forming his personality and his consciousness. The 1st part of the article traces his early upbringing, describes the Jewishness of his environment, notes 3 instances in which his "otherness" was imprinted on his consciousness, and points to the sources of his determination to forge a harmonious synthesis with his environment. The 2nd part examines his writings, both earlier journalistic and mature psychological, and points to evidence of the influence of his Jewish upbringing and environment on his work.
KW - cultural-historical psychology
KW - Jews in Russia
KW - Lev Seminovich Vygotsky
KW - Soviet psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=43049162320&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/1093-4510.11.1.15
DO - 10.1037/1093-4510.11.1.15
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C2 - 19048956
AN - SCOPUS:43049162320
SN - 1093-4510
VL - 11
SP - 15
EP - 39
JO - History of Psychology
JF - History of Psychology
IS - 1
ER -