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Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates
Philip John Tyson
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Description for Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates
Paperback. This text provides an accessible introduction to current thinking and key ideas relating to the field of critical psychology. It considers a variety of historical controversies in psychology and the ways in which the discipline is embedded within particular socio-historical contexts. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 584.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405168236
SKU
V9781405168236
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Ref
99-50
About Philip John Tyson
Philip John Tyson is Director of Studies for Biological and Behavioural Sciences in the Department of Natural and Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire. He has a special interest in mental health, neuropsychology and critical psychology. Dai Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Gloucestershire. His interests include psychology in a social context, everyday ... Read more
Reviews for Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates
"These issues aside, this is a compelling and wide-ranging book that encourages the reader to look for the moral values and cultural assumptions at the heart of the apparently unbiased science that is psychology." (The Psychologist, 1 November 2011) "Presenting important ideas about the ways that psychologists view the knowledge they generate, this book would be a good ... Read more