Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of Modern Psychology

About the author

Wade E. Pickren earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Florida, with concurrent training in the history of science. He was the Founding Historian and Director of Archives for the American Psychological Association (1998-2006). He served as editor of History of Psychology (2010-2015) and President of the Society for the History of Psychology (2010) and Society for General Psychology (2012). He is the co-editor of Review of General Psychology, the author/editor of eleven books and numerous peer-reviewed publications. Over the last 20 years, his scholarship has focused on knowledge development, certification, and use in historical/cultural context with special emphases on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, and, most recently, ecological impact.

Summary

The reader will find in these essays key insights into the profound differences that have marked the growth of Western modernity-race, gender, sexuality among them-and what they reveal about selfhood, identity, and possibilities for human freedom and oppression.

Product details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2022
• EAN: 9780190849832
• ISBN: 978-0-19-084983-2
• No. of pages: 2196
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; HISTORY / Modern / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Reference, PSYCHOLOGY / History, History of Medicine, Reference works, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought