What went wrong with psychology? : myths, metaphors and madness / Robert Spillane and John Martin.

In a fascinating analysis of the great psychological and sociological thinkers--including Freud, Maslow, McClelland, Durkheim, Skinner, Lewin and Mead--this erudite text challenges the models, myths and metaphors of modern psychology. Psychologists have promoted the view that human beings are the vi...

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Main Authors: Spillane, Robert, 1945- (Author), Martin, John (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
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Summary:In a fascinating analysis of the great psychological and sociological thinkers--including Freud, Maslow, McClelland, Durkheim, Skinner, Lewin and Mead--this erudite text challenges the models, myths and metaphors of modern psychology. Psychologists have promoted the view that human beings are the victims of internal and external forces, and have laboured to absorb free and responsible individuals into a pseudo-scientific framework that denies moral agency and thus renders them incapable of recognising notions of right and wrong. This book will appeal to anyone who has read enough psychology to.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 273 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527515567
1527515567
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 1, 2018).