| Pioneers of Psychology Contributor(s): Fancher, Raymond E. (Author), Rutherford, Alexandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393283542 ISBN-13: 9780393283549 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $144.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 150.922 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.5" W x 9.2" (2.30 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pioneers of Psychology tells the stories of the men and women who have shaped our understanding of what it means to be human. The authors illuminate major themes and controversies in psychology's history through carefully crafted stories of real people, their personal journeys, and their intellectual insights. The Fifth Edition includes three new chapters covering historiography, pre-1600 psychological ideas, and clinical psychology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fancher, Raymond E.: - Raymond E. Fancher is a Senior Scholar and Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto. A founder of York's Ph.D. program in the History and Theory of Psychology, he has served as editor of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences and held top executive positions with the Society for the History of Psychology (Division 26 of the American Psychological Association) and Cheiron (The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences). He is the author of Psychoanalytic Psychology: The Development of Freud's Thought and The Intelligence Men: Makers of the IQ Controversy (both published by Norton) as well as nearly 100 other publications on the history of psychology, and is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the History of Psychology.Rutherford, Alexandra: - Alexandra Rutherford is an associate professor of psychology in the History and Theory of Psychology Graduate Program at York University in Toronto. Her research interests include the history and contemporary status of feminist psychology and the relationships between psychology and American society from the mid-twentieth century to today. She is a fellow of four divisions of the American Psychological Association and is author of Beyond the Box: B. F. Skinner's Technology of Behavior from Laboratory to Life, 1950s-1970s (University of Toronto Press). She divides her time between Toronto and New York City. |