Histories of Human Engineering - Tact and Technology

Informationen zum Autor Maarten Derksen is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. He has authored Iedereen doet aan psychologie (1999) and, with Sybe Terwee, translated Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations into Dutch (1992; 2nd edition 2006). He was an honorary fellow of the Science Studies Centre of the University of Bath, an associate of the 'What makes organization?' research programme at the Copenhagen Business School, and is a member of the editorial board of Theory and Psychology. Klappentext This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering reveals the importance of combining technology with tact. Zusammenfassung This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering! from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie's art of dealing with people! reveals the perpetual tension between the desire to control people's behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Derksen shows that human engineering only works when applied with tact. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Tact and technology; 3. Scientific management and the human factor; 4. 'Social technology'; 5. Dale Carnegie and the fine art of dealing with people; 6. Karl Popper's social technology and the personal element; 7. Tactful leadership; 8. Mind control; 9. The priming saga: the subtle technology of psychological experimentation; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Maarten Derksen, Maarten (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Derksen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107057432
• ISBN: 978-1-107-05743-2
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / History, Technology: general issues, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Ethical issues and debates