Toward a Socially Responsible Psychology for a Global Era

Toward a Socially Responsible Psychology for a Global Era
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781461473916
ISBN-13 : 1461473918
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Book Synopsis Toward a Socially Responsible Psychology for a Global Era by : Elena Mustakova-Possardt

Download or read book Toward a Socially Responsible Psychology for a Global Era written by Elena Mustakova-Possardt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the concept of “socially-responsible psychology in a global age” and how it might be used to organize, integrate and bring enhanced focus a field that has the potential to contribute to solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. In this volume, the editors explore the central and defining features of socially-responsible psychology, challenges that this work would face, and the mechanisms and processes by which psychological work could be synergistically integrated with the work of other disciplines. For this purpose, the volume also examines a variety of factors currently that limit psychology in carrying out this goal.


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