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A Social History of Psychology
from: Wiley-Blackwell
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 150.9
EAN: 9780631215714
ISBN: 0631215719
Label: Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: November 14, 2003
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Studio: Wiley-Blackwell
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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 a clear and insightful historical background for understanding contemporary developments within applied psychology.
This documentation of the rise of psychology in the twentieth century and its growing influence on Western society focuses on practical, or applied, psychology as it examines the causes and social consequences of psychology's omnipresence in society.
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