Psychology in social context: issues and debates

Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates provides a critical perspective on debates and controversies that have divided opinion within psychology both past and present. Explores the history of psychology through examples of classic and contemporary debates that have split the discipline and sparked change, including race and IQ, psychology and gender, ethical issues in psychology, parapsychology and the nature-nurture debate Represents a unique approach to studying the nature of psychology by combining historical controversies with contemporary debates within the discipline Sets out a clear view of psychology as a reflexive human science, embedded in and shaped by particular socio-historical contexts Written in an accessible style using a range of pedagogical features - such as set learning outcomes, self-test questions, and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter INDICE: About the authors. Preface. Chapter 1: The Nature of Psychology. Chapter 2: Psychology and Society. Chapter 3: Psychology, Intelligence and IQ. Chapter 4: Psychology and Race. Chapter 5: Psychology and Women. Chapter 6: Beyond Nature Versus Nurture. Chapter 7: Psychology in Service to the State. Chapter 8: Ethical Standards in Psychology. Chapter 9: Personality and Personality Tests. Chapter 10: Psychology and Mental Health. Chapter 11: Freud and Psychology. Chapter 12: Parapsychology. Chapter 13: Psychology in Everyday Life. Chapter 14: Further Issues in Psychology. Chapter 15: Psychology at Issue? Selected Glossary. References. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-6823-6
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 296
• Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés