1: Sowing Ideas: Foundations of Subjectivity and Development in Rural Contexts

This introductory chapter has two specific objectives. First, to introduce the reader to the theoretical and conceptual framework addressed in this book. That is, why is it important to discuss subjectivity and development, concepts so relevant to psychology? And second, why focus on using these notions to analyze rural contexts? It concludes that the processes of subjectivation and psychological development have a richness and qualitative nature unique to rural contexts, which allows for a case for a Rural Psychology. Finally, the reader is presented with the structure and thematic organization of this volume to facilitate understanding of the various contributions found within.