The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Sociocultural Perspective

Psychology is one of the latest science. Since it is the science of thinking and behavior, it is not as specific as any other science. Over the years social scientists have developed theories or perspectives based on their observations, research, and views of other scientists. There are some duplications, but all the major perspectives in psychology are unique. As a result, each has its own strengths and weaknesses and interprets psychology in different ways. As its name suggests, theory, socio-cultural point of view.

Socio-cultural theory has several widely recognized advantages. First, it highlights the broader social, cultural and historical background of all human activities. Instead of treating individuals as isolated rights, we will focus on the boundary of flow between self and others and provide a richer perspective. It draws the dynamics of learner's access to knowledge and skills from society, and in turn shapes their environment (Miller, 2011). Secondly, social and cultural theory is sensitive to diversity between individuals and cross-cultures. Contrary to many other universalism theories, social and cultural theory recognizes individual differences in culture and individual differences in different cultures. It recognizes, "Depending on the specific social or physical environment and tools," different historical and cultural environments may encourage different development routes to specific development endpoints " (Miller, 2011, p.198).

Vigotsky's socio-cultural theory is accepted globally as a way to support the concept of socio-cultural development. In 1962 when his work was finally translated into English, it started to exert influences, began to recognize the importance of socio-cultural development and intercultural research. The main point of Vygotsky is that the children are deeply rooted in various social and cultural contexts and their cognitive development is advanced through social interaction with more skilled people. Vygotsky's cognitive development theory focuses on more complex cognitive activities of children influenced and controlled by several principles. Believing that children actively build knowledge, Vygotsky's social and cultural theory is also one of the people who built the foundation of constitutionism.