Psychology And Social Policy (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Suedfeld, Peter; Tetlock, Peter

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This work explores the application of psychological data and theories to controversial policy issues such as racial and gender inequality, violence and criminal justice. The book also asks whether psychology really has relevant expertise to contribute. First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317740292
• Artikelnr.: 56141281

Autorenporträt

Peter Suedfeld is dean emeritus of graduate studies and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of British Columbia. His research deals with how humans adapt and cope with stress, challenge, danger, and novelty. He is the author of numerous book chapters and articles and some of his books include Restricted Environmental Stimulation: Theoretical and-Empirical Developments in Flotation REST, Psychology and Social Policy, and Light from the Ashes: Social Science Careers of Young Holocaust Survivors and Refugees.

Inhaltsangabe

Psychologists as Policy Advocates: The Roots of Controversy
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
Topic: How Should Policy Makers Think? Topic: Nuclear Policy
Topic: Fear o f Nuclear War: How Real Is It? II DOMESTIC POLICY
Topic: Affirmative Action
Topic: Pornography in the Mass Media
Topic: Depiction o f Violence on Television
Topic: Eyewitness Testimony
Topic: The Uses o f Polygraphy
Topic: The Effects o f Imprisonment
Index.