{"product_id":"psychology-in-social-context-9781405168243","title":"Psychology in Social Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical perspective on debates and controversies that have divided opinion within psychology both past and present.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the history of psychology through examples of classic and contemporary debates that have split the discipline and sparked change, including race and IQ, psychology and gender, ethical issues in psychology, parapsychology and the nature-nurture debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents a unique approach to studying the nature of psychology by combining historical controversies with contemporary debates within the discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets out a clear view of psychology as a reflexive human science, embedded in and shaped by particular socio-historical contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible style using a range of pedagogical features - such as set learning outcomes, self-test questions, and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These issues aside, this is a compelling and wide-ranging book that encourages the reader to look for the moral values and cultural assumptions at the heart of the apparently unbiased science that is psychology.\" (The Psychologist, 1 November 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"Presenting important ideas about the ways that psychologists view the knowledge they generate, this book would be a good companion to a textbook based on the conventional hypothetical-deductive model of research. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.\" (Choice, 1 October 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Nature of Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Psychology and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Psychology, Intelligence, and IQ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Psychology and Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Psychology and Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Beyond Nature Versus Nurture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Psychology in Service to the State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ethical Standards in Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Personality and Personality Tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Psychology and Mental Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Freud and Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Parapsychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Psychology in Everyday Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Further Issues in Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Psychology at Issue?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407901040983,"sku":"9781405168243","price":77.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405168243.jpg?v=1730500900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/psychology-in-social-context-9781405168243","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}