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How Psychologists Failed: Progressive Psychology

Autor Fathali M. Moghaddam
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 noi 2022
Psychology is a discipline with global influence, but continues to neglect disadvantaged minorities and continues to adopt an incorrect model of science. This volume explains what has gone wrong, and what steps should be taken for psychology to become a constructive international force. Historically, psychologists have focused only on causal explanations of behavior, neglecting normatively regulated behavior and intentionality. By giving greater importance to context and collective processes, moving from 'societies to cells,' psychologists can better understand and explain individual behavior. Poverty is an extremely powerful context that shapes cognitions and actions, with destructive consequences for disadvantaged individuals. The advocation of 'be happy psychology' and 'resilience' as solutions to problems faced by the disadvantaged leads to entrenched group-based inequalities, with the poor stuck at the bottom. Moving forwards, this volume proposes that psychologists should focus on normative systems to ultimately foster a more balanced field of study for the future.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781009069915
ISBN-10: 1009069918
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 151 x 226 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Progressive Psychology
Seria Progressive Psychology

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Why we must rethink psychology; Part I. Psychological Processes: 2. Cognition and decision-making in societal context; 3. Mis-measuring intelligence and justifying educational inequalities; 4. Personality and the power of context; 5. Consciousness: Decontextualized and contextualized approaches; 6. Motivation and resilience: Self-help myths and the reality of invisibility; 7. Group life and diversity; Part II. Rethinking Behavior in the Larger World: 8. Mental health and 'be happy' psychology; 9. Looking through the wrong side of prison bars: The psychology of injustice; 10. Psychology for the masses in non-Western societies; Part III. Looking Ahead; 11. Rethinking research methods; 12. Revolution and psychology; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Descriere

Psychologists must change direction, by attending to the needs of disadvantaged minorities and adopting a correct model of science.