Sociological Studies

by Jean Piaget, Leslie Smith (Editor)

Jean Piaget is one of the greatest names in psychology. A knowledge of his ideas is essential for all in psychology and education. Sociological Studies is one of his major works to remain untranslated. Now an international team of Piaget experts has got together to ensure that this important work is available in English.
This classic text, exploring the role of social experience in the development of understanding, shows the general perception of Piaget as someone who took insufficient account of social factors in psychology to be false.

346 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental theorist, well known for his work studying children, his theory of cognitive development, and his epistemological view called "genetic epistemology." In 1955, he created the International Centre for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva and directed it until his death in 1980. According to Ernst von Glasersfeld, Jean Piaget was "the great pioneer of the constructivist theory of knowing."

Reviews

[Mariℓina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite helpfull and really simple.. Jean Piaget 's works are really child-friendly and help the reader developing a structural constructive and optimistic idea about children psychological world it's limitations and the way to make them flourish..
In this book Piaget explores the foundamental perseptions of social psychology..
He also builts his sociological model of development and relates it with intellectual development throught the social and rational side..
Simple a must read for anyone who studies sociology or psychology from one of the most important psychologists and philosophers of the 20th century..