Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology

ISBN-13: 9781461455820 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 2106 str.

Thomas Teo

Opis

The International Encyclopedia of Psychology is a comprehensive reference work and is the first reference work in English that comprehensively looks at psychological topics from critical as well as international points of view. Thus, it will appeal to all committed to a critical approach across the IECP, for alternative analyses of psychological events, proccesses, and practices. The IECP provides commentary from expert critical psychologists from around the globe who will compose the entries. The IECP will feature approximately 1,000 invited entries, organized in an easy to use A-Z format. The encyclopedia will be compiled under the direction of the editor who has published widely in the field of critical psychology and due to his international involvements is knowledgeable about the status of critical psychology around the world. The expert contributors will summarize current critical-psychological knowledge and discuss significant topics from a global perspective.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Definition.- History.- Traditional debates.- Critical debates.- International relevance.- Practice relevance.- Future directions.- Furhur readings.- Cross references.- Web-based information 

O autorze

Thomas Teo is Associate Professor in the History and Theory of Psychology Program at York University and current editor of the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. He has published historical and theoretical articles in Theory & Psychology, New Ideas in Psychology, Canadian Psychology, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, History of Psychology, History of the Human Sciences, among other journals. The Critique of Psychology: From Kant to Postcolonial Theory, his latest monograph, was published in 2005. Varieties of theoretical psychology: International philosophical and practical concerns, his latest co-edited book, was published in 2009. He is Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Canadian Psychological Association (website: http://www.yorku.ca/tteo).