Carl Ratner (born April 17, 1943) is an American cultural psychologist. He is the Director of the Institute for Cultural Research and Education in

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and an adjunct professor at the

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos The Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, UAEM) is a university in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. It is the largest institution of higher education in Morelos, with facilities statewide. Histor ...

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. He is a member of the

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. He is known for his theory of "macro cultural psychology", which is based on the works of

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psychologist

Lev Vygotsky Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (, ; ; – June 11, 1934) was a Russian and Soviet psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-historical activity theory. After his ear ...

. He was a Fulbright Fellow at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...

from 2006 to 2007.

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University at Buffalo alumni Living people 21st-century American psychologists University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt faculty 1943 births Academics from New York (state) American emigrants to Mexico Cultural psychologists 20th-century American psychologists {{US-psychologist-stub