| The Off-Modern: Psychology Estranged Contributor(s): Roberts, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785355953 ISBN-13: 9781785355950 Publisher: Zero Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Society is undergoing a process of deep change and transformation as the neoliberal order moves into crisis. Contemporary psychology, mired in exceptionalism and individualism, fails to address this broader context and continues with a fragmented reductionist approach which is alienating to students and practitioners alike. In the lifetime of the discipline there have been several distinct frameworks to emerge - psychoanalytic, behaviourist and cognitive. To these one might add Kelly's Personal Construct Theory as the last attempt to present a coherent and challenging framework for how to understand our lives. As society moves into a new phase, Ron Roberts argues the need for a new way of 'doing' psychology which challenges not only the existing epistemological and reductionist outlook, but the centrality of a scientific professional discourse as a suitable vehicle for improving lives and making sense of the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Ron: - Ron Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Kingston University with over 30 years' experience in Higher Education. He is the author of five books. |
