The Handbook of International Psychology

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Michael J. Stevens, Danny Wedding
Routledge, Jul 5, 2005 - Psychology - 562 pages
World events have raised pressing questions of psychology as it is practiced all over the globe. The Handbook of International Psychology chronicles the discipline of psychology as it evolves in different regions, in the hope of reducing the isolated, parochial, and ethnocentric nature of the American profession. It surveys the history, methodology, education and training, and the future of psychology in nine distinct regions across six continents. They represent long histories in the field, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, emerging practices, such as Uganda, Korea and Spain, the lesser-known philosophies of China and histories marked by massive social change, as in Poland and Iran. The editors have carefully selected contributors, as well as an editorial board created especially for this project. Each chapter follows a uniform outline, unifying the volume as a whole, but allowing for the cultural diversity and status of psychology in each country.
 

Contents

Foreword
An Overview
Psychology in Kenya
Psychology in Nigeria Origins Current Status and Future
Psychology in South Africa
North America
Psychology in Mexico Recent Developments and Perspective
Psychology in the United States
East Europe
Psychology in Russia
Psychology at the CrossRoads The View from Turkey
West Europe
Strengthening Psychology in Spain
Psychology in the United Kingdom
The Middle East
Psychology in Iran

South America
Psychology in Brazil The Road Behind and the Road Ahead
Psychology in Colombia Development and Current Status
Psychology in Japan
Psychology in Singapore
South Asia
Psychology in Pakistan
Psychology in Thailand
Psychology in Israel
The Pacific
Psychology in Indonesia
Psychology in Philippines
A Synthesis
Appendix Sociodemography of Countries Included in the Handbook
Index
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Michael Stevens is Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University.
Danny Wedding is Director and Professor of Psychiatry, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri - Columbia.

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