Revolution in Psychology

Alienation to Emancipation

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

337 kr

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Beskrivning

"A radical methodological approach to psychology that is open to social change - in an anti-capitalist, anti-racist and feminist politics." Antonio NegriPsychology is meant to help people cope with the afflictions of modern society. But how useful is it? Ian Parker argues that current psychological practice has become part of the problem, rather than the solution.Ideal for undergraduates, this book deconstructs the discipline to reveal the neoliberal sensitivities that underlie its theory and practice. Psychology focuses on the happiness of 'the individual'. Yet it neglects the fact that the happiness of the individual depends on their social and political surroundings. Ian Parker argues that a new approach to psychology is needed. He offers an alternative vision, outlining how the discipline can be linked to political practice and how it can help people as part of a wider progressive agenda. This groundbreaking book is at the cutting edge of current thinking on the discipline and should be required reading on all psychology courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 16 mm
Vikt:335 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745325354

Utforska kategorier

Psykologiska teorier och skolor inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Ian Parker is Professor of Management in the School of Management at the University of Leicester and President of the College of Psychoanalysts-UK. He is the author of Psychology and Society (Pluto, 1996), Slavoj Zizek: A Critical Introduction (Pluto, 2004), Revolution in Psychology (Pluto, 2007) and Revolutionary Keywords for a New Left (2015).

Recensioner i media

'A radical methodological approach to psychology that is open to social change change - in an anti-capitalist, anti-racist and feminist politics'

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. What is psychology? Meet the family 2. Psychology as ideology: Individualism explained 3. Psychology at work: Observation and regulation of alienated activity 4. Pathologising dissent: Exploitation isolated and ratified 5. Material interests: The manufacture of distress 6. Spiritless conditions: Regulating therapeutic alternatives 7. Professional empowerment: Good citizens 8. Historical, personal and political: Psychology and revolution 9. Commonsense: Psychological culture on the left10. Elements of opposition: Psychological struggles now11. Transitional demands: Taking on psychology 12. What next? Reading and resources Notes References Index

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