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22 - Creativity Development and Culture

from Part IV - Environments and Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

By
Izabela Lebuda ,
Vlad Petre Glăveanu  and
Dorota M. Jankowska
Edited by
Sandra W. Russ ,
Jessica D. Hoffmann  and
James C. Kaufman
Sandra W. Russ
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Jessica D. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
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Summary

In the present chapter, we outline some key assumptions about the development of creativity from a sociocultural perspective. This perspective emphasizes the dynamic and interdependent nature of the creativity–culture relationship, especially when considering the two developmentally. We unpack here the elements of the reciprocal relation between creativity and culture by using the 5 As framework. Within this framework, creative actors learn how creativity is defined and how to develop their creative abilities within their specific cultural context. They acquire those actions and activities that are crucial for participating creatively in their culture; appreciate why being familiar with a wide range of artifacts, created by previous generations, matters for their own creativity; consider the role of others in mediating both culture and creativity; and, last but not least, discover how material constraints foster creative expression. We end with a few reflections on why a life-course approach to creativity ultimately requires a sociocultural understanding of this phenomenon.

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creativityculturedevelopmentactoractionartifactaudienceaffordance
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The Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity , pp. 480 - 494
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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