Handbook of Psychology in India

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-806999-7
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

This volume showcases key contemporary developments in Indian psychology. Psychology in India, being largely an Euro-American transplant, tends to be imitative. Written by eminent psychologists, teachers, young scholars, and practitioners from the field, the contributors voice the legitimate concerns of a culturally responsive psychology. The book also clearly emphasizes that contemporary research has moved beyond traditional thinking in terms of methodology, theory,
and application. The chapters include discussions on conceptual foundation, methodological perspectives, perspectives on self and identity, human development and social processes, health and wellbeing, and emerging concerns in the field of psychology.

Zielgruppe

This book will be of considerable interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scholars and teachers of psychology, practicing psychologists, and NGOs working in related areas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misra, Girishwar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction,Girishwar Misra
SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
1: Trisla: Trident Model of Person in Indian Psychology K. Ramakrishna Rao
2: Brain, Self and Consciousness: Emerging Perspectives in Mental Health Sangeetha Menon
3: Cognitive Science: Emerging Perspectives and Approaches Narayanan Srinivasan
4: Culture in Psychoanalytic Thought Sudhir Kakar
SECTION II: METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
5: How Cognitive Algebra Can Diagnose Causal Beliefs in Predictions Ramadhar Singh
6: Ethnographic Inquiry in Psychology Kumar Ravi Priya and Girishwar Misra
7: Contemporary Action Research Methods in Psychology Rekha Singhal and Girishwar Misra
SECTION III: PERSPECTIVES ON SELF AND IDENTITY
8: The Psychology of Self and Identity: Perspectives from the Indian and Western Traditions Anand C. Paranjpe
9: Beyond the Mask: An Exploration of Human Identity based on the Work of Sri Aurobindo Matthijs Cornelissen
10: Social Identity in India: Continuities and Fractures Preeti Kapur and Girishwar Misra
SECTION IV: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROCESSES
11: Rethinking Human Development Research and Theory in Contemporary Indian Society Nandita Chaudhary
12: Socio-emotional Development in the Cultural Context Neerja Chadha
13: Values, Families, and Human Development: An Indian Context Divya Sharma
14: Culture and Distributive Justice: General Comments and Some Insights from the Indian Context Lilavati Krishnan
15: Social Groups: Processes, Interactions and Relations within and between Groups Purnima Singh
SECTION V: HEALTH AND WELL BEING
16: Representations of Food, Body and Health Jyoti Verma
17: Therapeutic Practices in Mental Health: Changing Perspectives Manju Mehta and Deepika Gupta
18: Advances in Psychology of Health and Well-Being Ajit K. Dalal and Girishwar Misra
19: Understanding Emotions Anjum Sibia and Girishwar Misra
20: Happiness and Well-Being: The Indian Perspective Ashok K. Srivastava and Girishwar Misra
SECTION VI: EMERGING CONCERNS
21: Indigenous Approach to Environmental Psychology Raghubir Singh Pirta
22: Organizational Behaviour in India: An Indigenous Perspective Anand Prakash
23: Women's Identity in Psychological Theory and the Indian Cultural Context Kavita Kishore and Girishwar Misra
24: Towards an Alternative Politics of Psychology Ashis Nandy
Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Girishwar Misra is Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi.