Psychology and the Developing World

by Stuart C. Carr and John F. Schumaker

Previous leading commentators on the development of psychology in the Third World have conceived of three major stages: an attempt to assimilate Western psychology, with predictably negative results; the study of indigenous constructs, with more relevant applications; and, finally, transcending stage one and stage two to choose theories and methods on their applied merit alone. Psychology and the Developing World has been assembled to document...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275952452
• ISBN13: 9780275952457
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"