ABSTRACT

World events have raised pressing questions of psychology as it is practiced all over the globe. The Handbook of International Psychology chronicles the discipline of psychology as it evolves in different regions, in the hope of reducing the isolated, parochial, and ethnocentric nature of the American profession. It surveys the history, methodology, education and training, and the future of psychology in nine distinct regions across six continents. They represent long histories in the field, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, emerging practices, such as Uganda, Korea and Spain, the lesser-known philosophies of China and histories marked by massive social change, as in Poland and Iran. The editors have carefully selected contributors, as well as an editorial board created especially for this project. Each chapter follows a uniform outline, unifying the volume as a whole, but allowing for the cultural diversity and status of psychology in each country.

chapter |21 pages

International Psychology: An Overview

ByMichael J. Stevens, Danny Wedding

chapter |17 pages

Psychology in Kenya

ByJune W. Koinange

chapter |16 pages

Psychology in Nigeria

Origins, Current Status and Future
ByJames T. Gire

chapter |15 pages

Psychology in South Africa

ByGraham B. Stead

chapter |17 pages

Psychology in Canada

ByPierre L.-J. Ritchie, Michel E. Sabourin

chapter |16 pages

Psychology in Mexico

Recent Developments and Perspective
ByJuan José Sánchez-Sosa

chapter |20 pages

Psychology in the United States

ByRaymond D. Fowler, Russ Newman

chapter |22 pages

Psychology in Argentina

ByHugo Klappenbach

chapter |18 pages

Psychology in Brazil

The Road Behind and the Road Ahead
ByClaudio S. Hutz, Sherri McCarthy, William Gomes

chapter |10 pages

Psychology in Colombia

Development and Current Status
ByRubén Ardila

chapter |13 pages

Advances in Psychology in China

ByYufang Yang

chapter |18 pages

Psychology in Japan

ByJunko Tanaka-Matsumi, Kanako Otsui

chapter |13 pages

Psychology in Singapore

ByElizabeth Nair

chapter |18 pages

Psychology in India

ByBlanche Barnes

chapter |18 pages

Psychology in Pakistan

ByNosheen Khan Rahman

chapter |11 pages

Psychology in Thailand

BySombat Tapanya

chapter |19 pages

Psychology in Poland

A Country in Transition
ByIrena Heszen Niejodek

chapter |17 pages

Psychology in Russia

ByTatiana Balachova, Galina Isurina, Sheldon Levy, Larissa Tsvetkova, Ludvig I. Wasserman

chapter |20 pages

Psychology at the Cross-Roads

The View from Turkey
ByHale Bolak Boratav

chapter |19 pages

Psychology in Germany

ByPlath Ingrid, H. Eckensberger Lutz

chapter |19 pages

Strengthening Psychology in Spain

ByJosé M. Prieto, Yolanda García-Rodríguez

chapter |15 pages

Psychology in the United Kingdom

ByIngrid C. Lunt

chapter |17 pages

Psychology in Egypt

ByRamadan A. Ahmed

chapter |14 pages

Psychology in Iran

ByBehrooz Birashk

chapter |17 pages

Psychology in Israel

ByRebecca Jacoby

chapter |15 pages

Psychology in Australia

ByAlison F. Garton

chapter |14 pages

Psychology in Indonesia

BySarlito W. Sarwono

chapter |14 pages

Psychology in Philippines

ByCristina Jayme Montiel, Lota A. Teh

chapter |20 pages

International Psychology: A Synthesis

ByStevens Michael J., Danny Wedding