Psychology for the Third Millennium
Integrating Cultural and Neuroscience Perspectives
Fathali M Moghaddam editor Rom Harré editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:31st Mar '12
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This textbook offers a unique synthesis of neuroscience and qualitative psychology, bridging two distinct domains for a comprehensive understanding of human behavior in Psychology for the Third Millennium.
In Psychology for the Third Millennium, the authors explore the intersection of neuroscience and qualitative/cultural psychology, presenting a groundbreaking approach to understanding human behavior. As psychology evolved in the early 21st century, it became evident that the field was diverging into two distinct paths. On one side, qualitative and cultural psychology examined the narratives and discourses that shape our understanding of norms and meanings. On the other, neuropsychology and neuroscience delved into the intricacies of brain processes. This textbook proposes a synthesis of these two domains, creating a hybrid science that offers a more comprehensive view of psychology.
The authors, Fathali M. Moghaddam and Rom Harré, have crafted a student-friendly resource that not only highlights the similarities and differences between these two areas but also encourages a new generation of students to appreciate the full spectrum of human behavior. By bridging the gap, Psychology for the Third Millennium presents a provocative alternative to traditional general psychology textbooks, making it an essential read for undergraduate students. It serves as a foundation for various courses, including those focused on the conceptual and philosophical aspects of psychology, social psychology, critical psychology, and cognitive science.
Ultimately, this textbook aspires to provide a cohesive understanding of psychology, merging biological and cultural perspectives into a unified framework. This innovative approach invites students to explore the complexities of human experience, fostering a deeper appreciation for the interplay between neuroscience and cultural narratives in shaping our understanding of psychology.
Overall Pscyhology for the Third Millennium: integrating cultural and neuroscience perspectives, in line with its aims, presents a less dualistic and more holistic and hybrid form of psychology....in part two the book comes into its own and the chapters present distinct topics and empirical examples, which are extremely useful for communicating the theoretical underpinnings to undergraduate students -
Dawn Mannay
Psychology Learning and Teaching
With this important new book, we finally have a psychology that is adequate to its subject matter: Human beings as acting persons! Every psychologist, and every student of psychology, should read it and prepare for the third millennium.
Svend Brinkmann
Professor of Psychology, Director of the Center for Qualitative Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark
In Psychology for the Third Millennium, Harré and Moghaddam provide a rich integration of neurological, cultural, and individual levels of analysis in psychology - the human actor as a biological organism, a social being, and a moral agent. Compelling reading!
Winnifred Louis
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia
This book presents a new scientific basis for psychology, based upon the integration of cutting-edge scholarship in two areas often seen as wholly opposed to each other: neuroscience, and cultural and discursive psychologies. The concepts and methods necessary to enable this integration are clearly explained at the outset, and the benefits of this new approach are then illustrated with respect to a range of relevant psychological topics. For the most part, psychology is riven by a series of dualisms (e.g. between mind and body, individual and society) that have fostered inadequate methods and helped prevent its development into a science that is adequate to its unique subject matter. This exciting book presents a basis for this kind of mature psychology in a way that will be wholly accessible to students
Dr. John Cromby
Psychology, SSEHS, Loughborough University
Finally, a textbook for an alternative psychology, deeply rooted in the tradition of discursive and cultural psychology while simultaneously committed to recent developments in the neurosciences. It is both timely and welcome for those who have long sought to go beyond the received traditions in psychology
Henderikus Stam
University of Calgary, Canada
ISBN: 9780857022691
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 540g
320 pages