(Routledge Key Guides) 2nd Edition
by Alexandra Forsythe (Author)
The
new edition of Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology introduces the life,
thought, work and impact of some of the most influential figures who
have shaped and developed modern psychology, considering a more diverse
history of the discipline.
The revised text includes
new biographies, histories, and overviews of the work from scientists
and scholars such as Alfred Alder, Isabel Briggs Myers, Katherine Cook
Briggs and Karen Horney, as well as major re-writes of the works of
Freud, Binet and Jung, and some of the more controversial characters
such as Charles Galton and Hans Eysenck. Exploring the often overlooked
but significant contributions of black, Jewish, and Eastern scholars to
the discipline, this new edition looks to address the historically
imbalanced focus of particular key thinkers and begin unpicking the
impact that race and gender had on the direction and advancement of the
field. The book covers the black psychology movement from George Herman
Candy to Mamie Phipps Clark, and Kenneth Bancroft Clark, the enormous
contribution of Chinese psychologist Jing Qicheng, and some of the many
great psychologists whose families were part of the waves of Jewish
emigration to the United States escaping oppression, persecution and
economic hardship, including Walter Mischel, Cary Cooper and Daniel
Kahneman.
This fascinating and informative guide is
an invaluable resource for those studying, working in, or who simply
want to find out more about psychology, suitable for both students and
the lay reader alike.
