History and Theory of Psychology
Giambattista Vico and the New Psychological Science
1st Edition
By Luca Tateo, Jaan Valsiner
December 30, 2016
Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, and historian. As one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment, he exerted tremendous influence on the social sciences. He was the first to stress cultural and linguistic dimensions in the development of both the human mind ...
Nothingness: Philosophical Insights into Psychology
1st Edition
By Jytte Bang
March 30, 2016
This book addresses nothingness as not only the intangible presence of an emotional, cultural, social, or even political void that is felt on an existential level, but has some solid foundations in reality. The death of a loved one, the social isolation of an individual, or the culture shock one ...
The Life Space of the Urban Child: Perspectives on Martha Muchow's Classic Study
1st Edition
By Gunter Mey
May 30, 2015
The heart of this book is the translation of The Life Space of the Urban Child, written in 1935 by Martha and Hans Heinrich Muchow. Life Space provides a fresh look at children as actors and how they absorb their city environments. It uses an empirical base connected with theories about the worlds ...
Norms, Groups, Conflict, and Social Change: Rediscovering Muzafer Sherif's Psychology
1st Edition
By Ayfer Dost-Gozkan
April 30, 2015
This book is about the life and work of a Turkish-American social scientist, Muzafer Sherif (1905–1988). He was known for his seminal work on norm and group formations, social judgment, and intergroup conflicts and cooperation. Although Sherif is identified as one of the founders of social ...
After Piaget
1st Edition
By Eduardo Marti
February 28, 2015
After Piaget proves that Jean Piaget's work is critical for understanding some of the most current proposals in the study of psychological development. It analyses Piaget's legacy, moving beyond the harsh critiques that have circulated since he lost prominence. It also brings together new ...