A History of Psychology: A Global Perspective / Edition 2

by Eric Shiraev

Overview

Offering a fresh, accessible, and global approach to the history of psychology, the fully revised Second Edition of Eric B. Shiraev’s A History of Psychology: A Global Perspective, provides a thorough view of psychology’s progressive and evolving role in society and how its interaction with culture has developed throughout history, from ancient times through the Middle Ages and the modern period to the current millennium. Taking an inclusive approach, the book addresses contemporary and classic themes and theories with discussion of psychology's applications and its development in many cultures and countries. High-interest topics, including the validity of psychological knowledge and volunteerism, offer readers the opportunity to apply the history of psychology to their own lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452276595
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Eric B. Shiraev is a professor and researcher at George Mason University. He received his Ph D in political psychology from St Petersburg University, Russia, and completed a post-doctoral program at University of California, Los Angeles. He has extensive teaching and research experience at a number of distinguished universities both in the United States and abroad. Shiraev is the author, co-author, and/or co-editor of fourteen books and numerous publications in the fields of cross-cultural psychology, political psychology, and comparative studies. In addition to his teaching and scholarly pursuits, he also writes opinion essays for think-tanks, nongovernment organizations, and the media. Shiraev’s research interests include: history of science, comparative history of psychology, cross-cultural psychology, historical theories of abnormal behavior, political psychology, folk beliefs, scientific foundations of spirituality, and psychology of social adjustment and immigration.

Table of Contents

Preface
About the Author
1. Understanding Psychology's History
Prologue
Four Types of Knowledge in Psychology
Society and Psychology’s History
Historiography of Psychology
Understanding the History of Psychology
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
2. Early Psychological Knowledge
Psychological Knowledge at the Beginning of Human Civilization
Psychological Knowledge in the Civilization of the Greeks
Psychological Knowledge in India and China: An Introduction to Non-Western Tradition in Psychology
Psychological Knowledge at the Turn of the First Millennium
Further Development of Knowledge in the High Middle Ages (1000–1300s)
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
3. Psychology During Mid-Millenium Transitions
Transitions From the Late 15th to the End of the 18th Century
Psychology in Mid-Millennium: What People Knew
The Impact of Scholars and Their Theories
French Materialism and Enlightenment
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
4. Psychology in the Laboratory
Transitions of the 19th Century
Physiology and Philosophy: Two Academic Schools
Early Measurements in Psychology
First Psychological Laboratories
In the Laboratory: Psychology in Search for Own Identity
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
5. Psychology and the Mass Society at the Beginning of the 20th Century
The Social and Cultural Landscape
Advances in Natural and Social Sciences and Their Impact on Psychology
Psychology as a Scientific Discipline
Functionalism: Connecting the Individual and the Social Environment
Evolutionary Ideas in Psychology
New Fields of Psychology
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
6. Clinical Research and Psychology at the End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century
What People Knew About Mental Illness
Social Climate and Psychopathology
Understanding Mental Illness
Early Attempts at Treatment
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
7. The Birth and Development of the Behaviorist Tradition
The Social Landscape: The Right Time for Behaviorism?
Animal Psychology
Studies of Reflexes
The Behaviorism of John Watson
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
8. The Birth and Development of Psychoanalysis
The Social and Scientific Landscape
Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis
Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Alfred Adler
Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Carl Jung
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
9. The Paths of Gestalt Psychology
The Social Landscape After the Great War
Principles of Gestalt Psychology
Advancements of Gestalt Theory
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
10. Theoretical and Applied Psychology After the Great War
Society and Psychology
Psychological Testing
Psychology of Development and Cognition
Personality Theories
Early Social Psychology
Assessments
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
11. Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis in the Mid-20th Century
Further Development of Behaviorism
A Winding Road of Psychoanalysis
Assessment of Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
12. Humanistic and Cognitive Psychology
The Social Landscape
Humanistic Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Conclusion
Summary
Key Terms
13. Focusing on Contemporary Issues
Lesson 1. Psychology Continues to Address Its “Traditional Themes”
Lesson 2. Psychology Welcomes Interdisciplinary Science
Lesson 3. Psychology Did Not Abandon Its Established Traditions
Lesson 4. Psychology Can Correct Its Past Mistakes
Lesson 5. Psychology Remains a Progressive Science
Summary
Key Terms
References
Glossary
Figure and Photo Credits
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

[The book] is well done.

Crystal Harris Blount

The textbook is great in terms of content and the author’s excellent expertise in the field.

Indre Cuckler