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Book SynopsisThis special anniversary volume describes the first 125 years of the American Psychological Association.
Trade ReviewThis special 125th anniversary edition describes the unique challenges and triumphs that have marked the APA’s early years in the twenty-first century. * Midwest Book Review *
Table of Contents Contributors
Preface: 125 Years if the American Psychological Association
Part I. History of the American Psychological Association
Chapter 1: The Historical Roots of the American Psychological Association
Thomas C. Cadwallader
Chapter 2: Origins and Early Years of the American Psychological Association: 1890 to 1906
Michael M. Sokal
Chapter 3: Growing Pains: The American Psychological Association From 1903 to 1920
Rand B. Evans
Chapter 4: The American Psychological Association and World War I: 1914 to 1919
Thomas M. Camfield
Chapter 5: The American Psychological Association Between the World Wars: 1918 to 1941
Franz Samelson
Chapter 6: The Power of Service: World War II and Professional Reform in the American Psychological Association
James H. Capshew and Ernest R. Hilgard
Chapter 7: Rapid Growth and Change at the American Psychological Association: 1945 to 1970
Meredith P. Crawford
Chapter 8: Growth, Conflict, and Public Policy: The American Psychological Association From 1970 to 1985
Michael S. Pallak
Chapter 9: The American Psychological Association: 1985 to 1992
Raymond D. Fowler
Part II. Essays on the American Psychological Association at 125
Chapter 10: Challenges to the American Psychological Association and Paths for the Future
Wade E. Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford
Chapter 11: Women in the American Psychological Association
Elizabeth Scarborough and Alexandra Rutherford
Chapter 12: The American Psychological Association in Relation to Social Responsibility and Social Justice
M. Brewster Smith and Wade E. Pickren
Chapter 13: The American Psychological Association Knowledge Dissemination Program: An Overview of 125 Years
Gary R. VandenBos
Appendix: Presidents of the American Psychological Association
Index
About the Editors
