Advances in Field Theory
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 1991
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-8039-3979-0 (ISBN)
Description
Advances in Field Theory offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of one of the most influential theories in psychology. Based on the pioneering work of noted social psychologist Kurt Lewin, this impressive volume outlines the work of several generations of international field theorists and attests to the durability and utility of Lewin's work. A brilliant array of essays trace the history and development of field theory, and discuss its various applications in a number of settings. Topics addressed include managing social conflict, self-help groups, field theory and the construction of social problems, and academic sex discrimination, to name only a few. This tightly-edited, well-balanced volume is an essential resource for professionals and students in the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology, social work, and sociology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3979-0 (9780803939790)
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Susan Wheelan was president of GDQ Associates, Inc. Until 2001, she was a professor
of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center
at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University's Great Teacher Award
in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings.
Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A
Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders;
and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook
of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current
Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.
of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center
at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University's Great Teacher Award
in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings.
Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A
Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders;
and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook
of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current
Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.
Content
Introduction
Advancing Field Theory
PART ONE: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: THE BEGINNINGS
Field Theory in Social Science
What Made It Creative
The Study of Everyday Life - Anitra Karsten
Democracy in the Research Team - Ralph White
Enthusiasm for the Work - Morton Deutsch
Woe unto You that are a Grandchild - Kurt W Back
Kurt Lewin's Films and Their Role in the Development of Field Theory - Mel van Elteren and Helmut E Luck
PART TWO: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: PRESENT CONSTRUCTIONS
World Fields
Two `Field Theories' - Martin Gold
Field Theory and the Construction of Social Problems - Susan A Wheelan and Vicki Abt
A Relational Perspective
Kurt Lewin in China - Shen Heyong
On the Nature of the Next Generation of Issues - Fred Emery
Social Processes
The Family as a Special Group - Kurt W Back
Boundaries and Dynamics
Topological Psychology of Abnormal Syndromes - Matthew Maibaum
Lewin on Unreality
Two Paradigms in Developmental Studies of Language - Ana Marjanovic-Shane
An Old Controversy in New Clothes
Cooperation, Conflict and Justice - Morton Deutsch
Social Comparison, Relative Deprivation and Pupil Interaction - Emmy A Pepitone
Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Classrooms
Interpersonal and Intergroup Methods of Managing Social Conflict - Murray Horwitz and Norman H Berkowitz
PART THREE: ADVANCES IN APPLICATIONS
World Fields
Group Dynamics, Action Research and Intergroup Relations - Susan A Wheelan and Eugene H Stivers
Strategies for Arab-Jewish Conflict Management Workshops - David Bargal and Haviva Bar
Social Psychiatric Field Studies in Oslo - Odd Steffen Dalgard, Trine Anstorp, Kirsten Benum, Tom Sorensen and Torbjorn Moum
Some Preliminary Results
Level of Aspiration Theory and Quality of Life in Cross-Cultural Research - Robert J Kleiner and Barnabas Okeke
Social Processes
Action Research in the Voluntary Sector - Mark A Chesler
A Case Study of Scholar-Activist Roles in Self-Help Groups
The Social Agency as a Field of Forces - Willard C Richan and Robert J Kleiner
A Program Evaluation Strategy
The Etiology of Academic Sex Discrimination - Ethel D Kahn and Frank B W Hawkinshire
Research in Progress
Lewin's Paradigm of Planned Change - Frank B W Hawkinshire and William A Liggett
Theory and Application
Advancing Field Theory
PART ONE: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: THE BEGINNINGS
Field Theory in Social Science
What Made It Creative
The Study of Everyday Life - Anitra Karsten
Democracy in the Research Team - Ralph White
Enthusiasm for the Work - Morton Deutsch
Woe unto You that are a Grandchild - Kurt W Back
Kurt Lewin's Films and Their Role in the Development of Field Theory - Mel van Elteren and Helmut E Luck
PART TWO: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: PRESENT CONSTRUCTIONS
World Fields
Two `Field Theories' - Martin Gold
Field Theory and the Construction of Social Problems - Susan A Wheelan and Vicki Abt
A Relational Perspective
Kurt Lewin in China - Shen Heyong
On the Nature of the Next Generation of Issues - Fred Emery
Social Processes
The Family as a Special Group - Kurt W Back
Boundaries and Dynamics
Topological Psychology of Abnormal Syndromes - Matthew Maibaum
Lewin on Unreality
Two Paradigms in Developmental Studies of Language - Ana Marjanovic-Shane
An Old Controversy in New Clothes
Cooperation, Conflict and Justice - Morton Deutsch
Social Comparison, Relative Deprivation and Pupil Interaction - Emmy A Pepitone
Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Classrooms
Interpersonal and Intergroup Methods of Managing Social Conflict - Murray Horwitz and Norman H Berkowitz
PART THREE: ADVANCES IN APPLICATIONS
World Fields
Group Dynamics, Action Research and Intergroup Relations - Susan A Wheelan and Eugene H Stivers
Strategies for Arab-Jewish Conflict Management Workshops - David Bargal and Haviva Bar
Social Psychiatric Field Studies in Oslo - Odd Steffen Dalgard, Trine Anstorp, Kirsten Benum, Tom Sorensen and Torbjorn Moum
Some Preliminary Results
Level of Aspiration Theory and Quality of Life in Cross-Cultural Research - Robert J Kleiner and Barnabas Okeke
Social Processes
Action Research in the Voluntary Sector - Mark A Chesler
A Case Study of Scholar-Activist Roles in Self-Help Groups
The Social Agency as a Field of Forces - Willard C Richan and Robert J Kleiner
A Program Evaluation Strategy
The Etiology of Academic Sex Discrimination - Ethel D Kahn and Frank B W Hawkinshire
Research in Progress
Lewin's Paradigm of Planned Change - Frank B W Hawkinshire and William A Liggett
Theory and Application