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Critical Psychology: Voices for Change
What does critical psychology mean?
How and why have many psychologists come to think of themselves as critical psychologists?
The field of psychology presents itself in textbooks as a collection of scientific findings on human behaviour. Differences of theoretical orientation are acknowledged, but the voices of those who have fundamental questions about the entire enterprise of psychology are excluded. Critical Voices for Change lends an ear to individuals around the world who argue for a radical transformation of psychology. Their reasons are multiple, but in general they demonstrate that psychology's theories, methods and practices contribute to the maintenance of a social order characterised by oppression, domination, inequality, and injustice. They envision a psychology that would participate actively in the construction of a just society.
Twenty contributors give fascinating personal accounts of the intellectual, cultural, and political journeys that led them to advocate various forms of what is coming to be known as critical psychology. They examine basic principles, suggest strategies for transforming mainstream psychology, and analyse contemporary social problems. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the ethical use of psychological ideas, research methods, and interventions.
The editor
Tod Sloan is Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology, University of Tulsa. He is the author of Life Choices and Damaged Life.
The contributors
Brian Bishop, members of the Colectivo Contrapsicológico Esquicie (Barcelona), Natalie Contos, Ignacio Dobles, Neil Drew, members of the Discourse Unit (Manchester), Barbara Duarte Esgalhado, Dennis Fox, Stephen Frosh, Wendy Hollway, Elizabeth Lira, Bame Nsamenang, John Morss, Edmund O'Sullivan, Isaac Prilleltensky, Edward E Sampson, Ernst Schraube, Lois Shawyer, Christopher Sonn, Tod Sloan, Thomas Teo, Jane Ussher
All royalties from the sale of this book are being paid to the Ignacio Martin-Baro Fund for Mental Health and Human Rights.
How and why have many psychologists come to think of themselves as critical psychologists?
The field of psychology presents itself in textbooks as a collection of scientific findings on human behaviour. Differences of theoretical orientation are acknowledged, but the voices of those who have fundamental questions about the entire enterprise of psychology are excluded. Critical Voices for Change lends an ear to individuals around the world who argue for a radical transformation of psychology. Their reasons are multiple, but in general they demonstrate that psychology's theories, methods and practices contribute to the maintenance of a social order characterised by oppression, domination, inequality, and injustice. They envision a psychology that would participate actively in the construction of a just society.
Twenty contributors give fascinating personal accounts of the intellectual, cultural, and political journeys that led them to advocate various forms of what is coming to be known as critical psychology. They examine basic principles, suggest strategies for transforming mainstream psychology, and analyse contemporary social problems. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the ethical use of psychological ideas, research methods, and interventions.
The editor
Tod Sloan is Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology, University of Tulsa. He is the author of Life Choices and Damaged Life.
The contributors
Brian Bishop, members of the Colectivo Contrapsicológico Esquicie (Barcelona), Natalie Contos, Ignacio Dobles, Neil Drew, members of the Discourse Unit (Manchester), Barbara Duarte Esgalhado, Dennis Fox, Stephen Frosh, Wendy Hollway, Elizabeth Lira, Bame Nsamenang, John Morss, Edmund O'Sullivan, Isaac Prilleltensky, Edward E Sampson, Ernst Schraube, Lois Shawyer, Christopher Sonn, Tod Sloan, Thomas Teo, Jane Ussher
All royalties from the sale of this book are being paid to the Ignacio Martin-Baro Fund for Mental Health and Human Rights.
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
About the author
Tod Sloan
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Tod Sloan completed his Ph.D. in personality psychology (with clinical training) at the University of Michigan in 1982. He taught psychology at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1982 to 2000, where he also founded the Center for Community Research and Development. After serving for several years as the national co-coordinator of Psychologists for Social Responsibility, he served from 2004-2018 as a Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology in the Graduate School at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Sloan has also been a visiting professor in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Mexico. He currently focuses on using dialogue to support grassroots activists in progressive social movements for sustainability and social justice.
Tod Sloan completed his Ph.D. in personality psychology (with clinical training) at the University of Michigan in 1982. He taught psychology at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1982 to 2000, where he also founded the Center for Community Research and Development. After serving for several years as the national co-coordinator of Psychologists for Social Responsibility, he served from 2004-2018 as a Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology in the Graduate School at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Sloan has also been a visiting professor in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Mexico. He currently focuses on using dialogue to support grassroots activists in progressive social movements for sustainability and social justice.
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