Sociocultural approach to mediated action

J.V. Wertsch

Psychological Science and Education
1997. Vol. 2, no. 3
ISSN: 1814-2052 / 2311-7273 (online)

Sociocultural approach to mediated action

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Abstract

The author assesses the analysis of L.S. Vygotsky processes of the semiotic action of a person and the interaction of speech and thinking. L.S. Vygotsky's approach to the formation of mediators under the influence of forces limited by the dynamics of interpsychic functions is described in detail. Professor J. Verch puts forward a more general statement, according to which mediators appear in response to the action of many social forces that do not have interpsychic localization.

General Information

Keywords: sociocultural approach, mental activity, verbal mediation, mediator, mediating, Vygotsky L.S., experimental genetic method

Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology

Article type: scientific article

Published 31.08.1997

For citation: Wertsch, J.V. (1997). Sociocultural approach to mediated action. Psychological Science and Education, 2(3), Article 2. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/pse/archive/1997_n3/Wertsch (viewed: 15.06.2026)

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Information About the Authors

James V. Wertsch, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, honorary academician of the Russian Academy of Education, member of the editorial board of the journal “Cultural-Historical Psychology”, St. Louis, United States of America, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9477-0708, e-mail: jwertsch@artsci.wustl.edu

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