1st Edition
Towards Inclusive Societies Psychological and Sociological Perspectives
Introduction
DHARMENDRA NATH TIWARI
Section 1: Globalisation and diversity
1. Social and psychological consequences of globalisation and diversity
ASHWINI KUMAR AND INDIWAR MISHRA
2. Comparing protestors: A political psychology of contestation
BERT KLANDERMANS
Section 2: Developments in the discipline
3. Towards a culturally sensitive psychology
SUDHIR KAKAR
4. Discovery of Indian psychology and methodology: A personal journey
D.P.S. BHAWUK
Section 3: Social issues and psychology
5. Risk seeking or risk aversion?
CHRISTINE D. ROLAND-LEVY, JEREMY E. LEMOINE, IMEN ZAGHOUANI AND FREDERIC DESCHAMPS
6. Dealing with denial of community history: The case of Adivasis in India
SHALINI DIXIT
7. Evolutionary association between self-awareness and self-control
RISHABH RAI
Section 4: Towards inclusive societies
8. Leadership that promotes social inclusivity: Research evidence for Adlerian theory and practice
KAREN JOHN
9. Towards building inclusive societies: Some conceptual clarifications and practical suggestions with special reference to India
T.K. OOMMEN
10. Inclusive societies: Can political psychology help move us forward?
DAVID P. REDLAWSK
11. Paradigm shift to professional psychological practices towards creating an inclusive Society
MALAVIKA KAPUR
12. The science and ethics of intervention programmes in family and child welfare: Towards building an inclusive psychology for social justice
NANDITA CHAUDHARY
13. Exclusion of acid attack victims and inclusion as a countermeasure
SHALINI MITTAL, TUSHAR SINGH AND SUNILVERMA
14. Increasing inclusivity of health psychology: potentials and prospects
NISHA PANDEY, RAKESH K. TRIPATHI, SHAILENDRA M. TRIPATHI, POOJA MISAL, AND DEEKSHA PANDEY
15. Gender-related inclusiveness in the organisational context: The challenge of sexual harassment
VIPANCHI MISHRA, SARA STAVELY, AND H. CHRIST DAVIDSON
16. Pursuing Inclusiveness through Shared Spaces: Some Glimpses from Social Interactions in Delhi
PURNIMA SINGH, GIRISHWAR MISRA, PREETI KAPUR, ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA, AND ROMANA SIDDIQUI
17. Epilogue: Complexities and challenges in imagining inclusive social sciences
ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA
Biography
Dharmendra Nath Tiwari, Ph.D., has an academic career in psychology spanning over a decade. After a brief stint at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, he moved to the University of Delhi, where taught at some colleges before joining the Department of Applied Psychology, Ramanujan College. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the Center for Psycho-Social Resource Development and Training (CPRDT) at the same college. He has authored and published research papers, book chapters and reviews for national and international journals. His research interest includes social well-being, social interest, and prosocial behaviour. His academic contributions have been included in the Journal of Human Values, Contributions to Indian Social Science, Indian Educational Review, and Trends in Psychology.
