Lev SemenovichVygotsky: Turbulent Life and Sociocultural Theory

Key Points

• The paper examines Lev Vygotsky's contributions to psychology and his sociocultural theory's emergence from competing paradigms.
• Review of Vygotsky's life and theoretical contributions
• Analysis of psychological paradigms including behaviorism and psychoanalysis
• Contextualization of Vygotsky's work within the crisis of psychology
• Vygotsky identified a crisis in psychology due to competing paradigms
• He developed a sociocultural theory emphasizing social interaction in mental development
• Vygotsky's theory integrates Marxist dialectical materialism, presenting a unique perspective on human cognition

Abstract