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PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-10147391616X

ISBN-139781473916166

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Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Publication Year2017

SubjectGeneral

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AuthorBrad Piekkola

Subject AreaReference, Psychology

FormatBook, Other

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.3 in

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LCCN2016-942802

ReviewsConceptual and Historical Issues in Psychologyby Brad Piekkola provides the student with the backdrop against which the discipline of psychology has emerged, including its most challenging conceptualisations: mind and body, nature and nurture, free will and determinism. The narrative account from past to present and the engagement with approaches from dominant to critical is expertly balanced for those students keen to understand how psychology has developed across diverse contexts. Whilst providing a comprehensive overview, the themes, topics and tools covered are fundamental to a nuanced understanding of the discipline. It invites the reader to grapple with the theoretical underpinnings of psychology and the challenges it faces including, importantly, contemporary challenges such as postmodern and feminist approaches. With this book, and its supporting material, the student is provided with the opportunity to think through the role of psychology within the context of history, philosophy, science and the world in which we live., Students will find this text a thoroughly engaging journey into Psychology's history and foundational assumptions., Brad Piekkola grapples with cognitive and biological histories rarely considered in the conceptual considerations of psychology in such a way that allows students to be critical and mindful of today's practises within the discipline. , Students will find this text a thoroughly engaging journey into Psychology's history and foundational assumptions. -- Fiona Hibberd Brad Piekkola grapples with cognitive and biological histories rarely considered in the conceptual considerations of psychology in such a way that allows students to be critical and mindful of today's practises within the discipline. -- Katherine Hubbard Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology offers an interesting overview of some key conceptual issues that psychology has grappled with throughout its history. This book will be particularly useful for students of psychology who wish to explore the epistemological foundations of the discipline. -- Eleni Andreouli Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology by Brad Piekkola provides the student with the backdrop against which the discipline of psychology has emerged, including its most challenging conceptualisations: mind and body, nature and nurture, free will and determinism. The narrative account from past to present and the engagement with approaches from dominant to critical is expertly balanced for those students keen to understand how psychology has developed across diverse contexts. Whilst providing a comprehensive overview, the themes, topics and tools covered are fundamental to a nuanced understanding of the discipline. It invites the reader to grapple with the theoretical underpinnings of psychology and the challenges it faces including, importantly, contemporary challenges such as postmodern and feminist approaches. With this book, and its supporting material, the student is provided with the opportunity to think through the role of psychology within the context of history, philosophy, science and the world in which we live. -- Rose Capdevila, Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology offers an interesting overview of some key conceptual issues that psychology has grappled with throughout its history. This book will be particularly useful for students of psychology who wish to explore the epistemological foundations of the discipline., Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology by Brad Piekkola provides the student with the backdrop against which the discipline of psychology has emerged, including its most challenging conceptualisations: mind and body, nature and nurture, free will and determinism. The narrative account from past to present and the engagement with approaches from dominant to critical is expertly balanced for those students keen to understand how psychology has developed across diverse contexts. Whilst providing a comprehensive overview, the themes, topics and tools covered are fundamental to a nuanced understanding of the discipline. It invites the reader to grapple with the theoretical underpinnings of psychology and the challenges it faces including, importantly, contemporary challenges such as postmodern and feminist approaches. With this book, and its supporting material, the student is provided with the opportunity to think through the role of psychology within the context of history, philosophy, science and the world in which we live.

Dewey Edition23

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Dewey Decimal150

Table Of ContentChapter 1 - Psychological Inquiry as an Evolving Human Practice Chapter 2 - Historical Conceptual Issues Chapter 3 - Science and Psychology Chapter 4 - Physiology and Phenomenology Chapter 5 - Nature and Nurture Chapter 6 - The Mind-Body Problem Chapter 7 - Philosophy of Science Chapter 8 - Mainstream and its Critics Chapter 9 - Critical Psychology and Feminist Psychology Chapter 10 - Psychological Methods and Practice Chapter 11 - The Cognitive Revolution Chapter 12 - Free Will Versus determinism

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

SynopsisThis book will help students demonstrate a thorough understanding of the history of psychology, as well as the subject's complex theoretical and sometimes controversial philosophical foundations., This book covers key movements that helped to shape psychology - from the early philosophical debate between rationalism and empiricism or realists and antirealists through to the emergence of psychology as a science and the ongoing debates about 'objectivity' and 'truth' and what a science of psychology should be. Often nuanced and complex, the author examines major conceptual issues in the history of psychology that continue to be debated and influence public policy and lay understanding. The latter stages of the book explore notions of individuality, hereditarianism, critical psychology, and feminist perspectives. While deeply rooted in human history, it is made clear that psychology, how it is conceived and practiced, has a bearing on our understanding of what it is to be human. Accessible, objective and above all comprehensive, this book will help students locate psychology in the wider field of science and understand the forces that continue to shape and define it.

LC Classification NumberBF121