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Social History of Psychology by Jeroen Jansz & Peter Van Drunen
Focusing on psychology as a social enterprise, this is a resource for understanding the history and development of contemporary psychology. It provides accounts of the role of psychology in the fields of child rearing and education, work, mental health care, culture and ethnicity, delinquency and law, and attitudes and social orientations."A Social History of Psychology" documents the rise of psychology in the twentieth century and its growing influence on Western society. This book focuses on practical, or "applied", psychology and examines the causes and social consequences of psychology's omnipresence in society. After a general overview of the history of psychology as a practical discipline, this book provides detailed accounts of the role of psychology in the fields of child rearing and education, work, mental health care, culture and ethnicity, delinquency and law, and attitudes and social orientations. Focusing on psychology as a social enterprise, "A Social History of Psychology" is a unique resource for understanding the history and development of contemporary psychology. |
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| Author(s) : | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0631215700 | ISBN-13 : 9780631215707 |
| RRP : £70.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/09/2003
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Page Length : 280mm
Page Size : 244mm