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Defining difference : race and racism in the history of psychology / edited by Andrew S. Winston.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Racism in psychology--United States--History.
- Racism in psychology.
- Racism in psychology--History.
- Psychology--United States--History.
- Psychology.
- History.
- United States.
- Psychology--History.
- Prejudice.
- Psychology--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- Prejudice.
- United States.
- Psychology--history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- This is the first book to bring together recent scholarship on the history of psychology and race. Throughout the history of the field, psychological discourse has been shaped by social concerns, and its discourse on race is no exception. Psychologists have both promoted and fought against racism, and a nuanced historical account requires analysis of both dimensions. The contributors seek to understand the relationship between the changes in the field and broader social change by mapping the changing discourse for "defining difference" through race. Topics covered include essentialism and the history of the concept of race, ideas of race in the work of nineteenth-century and twentieth-century psychologists, psychological discourse on topics such as "mixed-race" people, political uses of racial research, changes in textbook presentations of race and intelligence, and international perspectives on psychology and race. Contributors also examine the prominence and persistence of American research on racial differences in intelligence as well as the work of Kenneth Clark and Horace Mann Bond in combating racism in science and society. This important volume increases readers' understanding of the link between racial studies and social attitudes in our time. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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