Evolving Perspectives on the History of Psychology

Download or read book Evolving Perspectives on the History of Psychology written by Wade E. Pickren and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2002 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-seven chapters represent an historical approach to the discipline of psychology and together outline the development of the field. The book describes the founding of the discipline, its development as a natural science and then as a social and behavioral science, and contemporary practices. Psychological practices are situated in the larger social, cultural, and political history, and related to unemployment, gender relations, anti-Semitism, and civil rights. The methods of historical inquiry are also discussed. c. Book News Inc.