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Historical Dimensions of Psychological Discourse

By Kenneth J. Gergen (ed.) , Carl F. Graumann (ed.)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
9780521480215, 9780511571329, 0521480213, 9780521034760, 0521034760, 0511571321
LCC
BF81 .H55 1996
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1581683 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
291\294
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this volume, prominent American and European scholars explore the historical shaping of psychological discourse. Speaking from several disciplinary standpoints, contributors focus on the ideological, intellectual, political, economic, and literary forces that enter into the cultural construction of mental life. In its explorations, the volume not only challenges the reality of the unquestioned world of everyday life, but raises fundamental questions concerning the potential of psychological science to establish historically-independent knowledge of mental process. Contributions variously cover the emotions, cognition, the concept of child development, psychotherapy, gender differences, and knowledge. Additional chapters represent first-hand accounts of historical change in psychological movements.

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