A History of "Relevance" in Psychology
Published on 13. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 222 pages
978-1-349-69283-5 (ISBN)
Description
Wahbie Long is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Mandela Mellon Fellow of the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, USA.
Reviews / Votes
"Long's work calls for a critical reflection and historical analysis of our psychological concepts and ways of framing the value of psychology more generally. . The reader is rewarded with a clear demonstration of the potential insights yielded from critical discursive analysis and a convincing call to explore the larger historical and cultural context that shapes psychological theories and practice." (Brian W. Becker and Heather Macdonald, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (6), February, 2017)More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen, 1 farbige Abbildung
XII, 222 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
311 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-69283-5 (9781349692835)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-47489-6
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Wahbie Long is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Mandela Mellon Fellow of the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, USA.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A History of 'Relevance'.- Chapter 3. Theorizing 'Relevance'.- Chapter 4. Themes in South African Psychology (1948-2011).- Chapter 5. 'Relevance' and the SAPA-PIRSA Split.- Chapter 6. Science and Society in the Time of SAPA (1948-1961).- Chapter 7. The Rise and Fall of 'Ethnic-National Relevance (1963-1977).- Chapter 8. The Quest for 'Social Relevance' (1978-1993).- Chapter 9. 'Relevance' in the Post-Apartheid Era (1994-2011).- Chapter 10. Conclusion.