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A Social History of Psychology
Jeroen Jansz
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Description for A Social History of Psychology
Paperback. A Social History of Psychology documents the rise of psychology in the 20th century and its growing influence on Western society. The book focuses on practical, or 'applied', psychology and examines the causes and social consequences of psychology's omnipresence in our society. Editor(s): Jansz, Jeroen; Drunen, Peter Van. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
A Social History of Psychology documents the rise of psychology in the 20th century and its growing influence on Western society. The book focuses on practical, or 'applied', psychology and examines the causes and social consequences of psychology’s omnipresence in our society.
A Social History of Psychology documents the rise of psychology in the 20th century and its growing influence on Western society. The book focuses on practical, or 'applied', psychology and examines the causes and social consequences of psychology’s omnipresence in our society.
- Documents the rise of psychology in the 20th century and its growing influence on Western society
- Contains contributions that focus on psychology as a social enterprise, written by researchers with extensive experience teaching the history of psychology
- Focuses on practical psychology rather than academic theory and provides a detailed account of the development of various branches of professional psychology
- Provides ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631215714
SKU
V9780631215714
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99-50
About Jeroen Jansz
Jeroen Jansz is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam and secretary of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology. He has published numerous books and journal articles in both Dutch and English, including Person, Self, and Moral Demands (1991) and Psychology: A European Text (with Philip Zimbardo, Mark McDermott, and Nico Metaal, 1995). ... Read more
Reviews for A Social History of Psychology
"Finally, for those teachers of history of psychology willing to assign a challenging text and supplement it with primary and secondary sources, a multi-authored textbook has arrived that they can be proud of...one must salute the writers of this path-breaking new history...hopefully it will find widespread adoption in the classroom." William R. Woodward, Journal of the History of the ... Read more