This fourth edition of Putting Psychology in Its Place builds on the previous three in introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within its historical and social contexts.
Written by esteemed Psychologists Graham Richards and Paul Stenner, this crucial text aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of Psychology in modern society by critically examining issues such as how Psychology developed and why psychoanalysis had such an impact. It discusses enduring underlying conceptual problems and examines how the discipline has changed to deal with contemporary social issues such as religion, race and gender. The fourth edition features revised and updated chapters, though the core structure remains unchanged. The final chapter has been restructured and jointly re-written. This text was written to remain compatible with the British Psychological Society requirements for undergraduate courses and is imaginatively written and accessible to all.
Putting Psychology in Its Place is an invaluable introductory text for undergraduate students of the history of Psychology and will also appeal to postgraduates, academics and anyone interested in Psychology or the history of science.
Author(s): Graham Richards, Paul Stenner
Edition: 4
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 363
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface: Fourth Edition
Preface: Third Edition
Preface: Second Edition
Preface
Part I: Origins and Theories
1. Introduction: Psychology and History
2. Psychology 1600–1850: Continuity and Discontinuity
3. Founding Psychology: Evolution, Experimentation and Being Scientific
4. William James and the Origins of Modern Psychology
5. Behaviourism
6. Gestalt Psychology
7. Cognitive Psychology
Part II: Some Topics
8. Psychology and the Brain
9. Looking at Perception
10. Memory: Some Points to Remember
11. Emotion: The Problem or the Whole Point
12. Personality: Psychology and Who You Are
13. Social Psychology
14. Applied Psychology
Part III: Psychology’s Subjects
15. Psychology, Madness and the Meanings of Psychological Distress
16. Psychological Uses of Animals
17. Psychology and the Child
18. Psychology and Gender
Part IV: Two General Issues
19. Psychometrics and the Problem of Measurement
20. Psychology and Language
Part V: Four Cultural Entanglements
21. Funding and Institutional Factors
22. Psychology Meets Religion
23. Psychology and ‘Race’
24. Psychology and War
Part VI: Conclusion
25. Closure – Or Not?
Appendix: The Elephants Outside the Room
Index
