Psychology at the heart of social change : developing a progressive vision for society / Mick Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Mick (Chartered counselling psychologist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Psychological aspects.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book shows why we need, and can create, a progressive politics that is profoundly informed by insights from the psychotherapeutic and psychological domain, moving us from a politics of blame to a politics of understanding.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Progressive politics needs therapy

A psychology-informed progressivism v1.0: socialist humanism

Understanding people: a contemporary framework

Wellbeing and distress: a directional account

Conflict and cooperation, inside and out

Common principles of positive change

Making it happen: concrete strategies for a psychology-informed progressivism

The further future: envisioning a progressive utopia

A day in utopia

In conclusion ...

Notes

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-6106-7

1-4473-6105-9

OCLC:

1363833546