Wortham, Stanton2023-05-222023-05-2219982007-06-04https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/34848Social cognition has become a popular term, but most work under this banner applies individualistic psychology to "social" content. In contrast, Katherine Nelson's new book reframes cognition from a sociocentric perspective. Nelson presents a largely Vygotskian theory of early childhood cognitive development, describing how sociocultural context mediates cognition.Educational FoundationsReview of K. Nelson, Language in Cognitive DevelopmentReview