376 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
376 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
376 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Psychology, the study of mind and behaviour, has developed as a unique discipline in its brief history. Whether as it currently takes place, or how it has been conducted over the past 140 years or so since it became recognized as a separate field of study, there has been constant debate on its identity as a science.
Psychology in Historical Context: Theories and Debates examines this debate... Read more
1. Historical perspectives: Psychology as the study of…what? 2. Scientific perspectives: Psychology as the study of…how? 3. Challenging the mainstream: new paradigms for old 4. People as Psychologists: common sense Psychology 5. People as organisms: Biopsychology 6. People as environmentally controlled organisms: Behaviourism 7. People as information processors: Cognitive Psychology 8. Humans as an evolved species: Evolutionary Psychology 9. Individuals as driven by unconscious forces: Psychodynamic Psychology 10. People as self-determining organisms: Humanistic-phenomenological and Positive Psychology 11. People as diverse: group and individual differences 12. People as selves: subjectivity, individuality and social construction of identity 13. People as deviant: psychiatry and the construction of madness
Biography
Richard Gross has been writing Psychology texts for both undergraduate and A-level students for 30 years. He has a particular interest in the philosophical aspects of Psychology, including the nature of the discipline, the free will/determinism debate, and the defining features of personhood.
‘Chapter by chapter Richard Gross illustrates and illuminates the foundations of contemporary psychology - the blind alleys, the insights, and the political and cultural biases that have given rise to where we are today in mainstream academic study.’ – Paul Gardner, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews, UK.
