Dennis R Fox & Isaac Prilleltensky 
Critical Psychology 
An Introduction

`Do read this book – it will refresh you if you have not come across critical psychology before. If you are already ’critical’, this is an excellent, up-to-date overview of the area′ –
THE (Times Higher Education)

 

′An excellent book in all respects – compulsory reading for scholars interested in a socio-political contextual analysis of complex human behaviour′ – Professor David F Marks, City University, London

 

′The arrival of a Second Edition of this classic is an exciting event. The editors have assembled a world class array of authors to bring students to the forefront of critical scholarship today. Adding to the work′s lustre are fresh new chapters on critical social issues, along with a set of new pedagogical aids. Bravo!′ – Kenneth J. Gergen, Senior Research Professor, Swarthmore College

 

The Second Edition of Critical Psychology extends the original′s comprehensive and accessible critique of mainstream psychology. Fully revised, reconfigured and expanded, the Second Edition explores critical psychology′s continued growth and diversification, offering practical advice, and noting significant theoretical and political dilemmas confronting critical psychologists today.

 

While other texts focus on narrower specialties within critical psychology or on specific theoretical or methodological perspectives, Critical Psychology retains its focus on critical psychology as a whole.

 

Key features of the new edition include:

 

– each chapter now also includes a summary of main points, a glossary of important terms, suggested readings and Internet sites, and questions for discussion

 

– the book′s contributors – most of them new – have thoroughly updated the original chapters and provide multiple perspectives on critical psychology′s core concerns

 

– reflecting recent developments, Parts Three and Four are completely new to this edition. Part Three provides in-depth coverage of critical psychology′s relevance to social justice, focusing on the issues of race, class, gender, disability, colonization/globalization, human rights/social justice in post-conflict settings, and oppression/empowerment in mental health systems. Part Four examines critical psychology practice, from theory, methodology and therapy to community organizing and the politics of resistance.

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: CRITICAL OVERVIEWS

Critical Psychology for Social Justice – Dennis Fox, Isaac Prilleltensky and Stephanie Austin

Concerns and Dilemmas

What Critical Psychologists Should Know about the History of Psychology – Ben Harris

Philosophical Concerns in Critical Psychology – Thomas Teo

PART TWO: CRITICAL DISCIPLINES

Theories of Personality – Tod Sloan

Clinical Psychology – Jeanne Marecek and Rachel T Hare-Mustin

The Politics of Madness

Social Psychology and Social Change – Frances Cherry

Concepts and Directions in Critical Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Gazi Islam and Michael Zyphur

Community Psychology – Isaac Prilleltensky and Geoffrey Nelson

Advancing Social Justice

Critical Health Psychology – Kerry Chamberlain and Michael Murray

Psychology and the Law – Bruce Arrigo and Dennis Fox

The Crime of Policy and the Search for Justice

Rethinking Subjectivity – Alexa Hepburn and Clare Jackson

A Discursive Psychological Approach to Cognition and Emotion

PART THREE: CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES

Race and Racism – Kevin Durrheim, Derek Hook and Damien W Riggs

Class – Heather E Bullock and Wendy M Limbert

Gender – Victoria Clarke and Virginia Braun

Critical Psychology and Disability Studies – Ora Prilleltensky

Critiquing the Mainstream, Critiquing the Critique

From Colonization to Globalization – Ingrid Huygens

Continuities in Colonial ′Common Sense′

Psychosocial Trauma, Poverty and Human Rights in Communities Emerging from War – M Brinton Lykes and Erzulie D Coquillon

Oppression and Empowerment – Michael Mc Cubbin

The Genesis of a Critical Analysis of Mental Health

PART FOUR: CRITICAL PRACTICE

Doing Theory – Tod Sloan

Research Methodology – Wendy Stainton Rogers

Psychopolitical Validity in Counselling and Therapy – Isaac Prilleltensky, Ora Prilleltensky and Courte Voorhees

Organizational and Community Change – Scot Evans and Colleen Loomis

Critical Psychology and the Politics of Resistance – Vicky Steinitz and Elliot G Mishler

Frequently Asked Questions – Dennis Fox