Book ID: CBB358367573

Psychology and Its Cities: A New History of Early American Psychology (2018)

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Green, Christopher D. (Author)


Routledge


Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 438
Language: English

Within the social and political upheaval of American cities in the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century, a new scientific discipline, psychology, strove to carve out a place for itself. In this new history of early American psychology, Christopher D. Green highlights the urban contexts in which much of early American psychology developed and tells the stories of well-known early psychologists, including William James, G. Stanley Hall, John Dewey, and James McKeen Cattell, detailing how early psychologists attempted to alleviate the turmoil around them. American psychologists sought out the daunting intellectual, emotional, and social challenges that were threatening to destabilize the nation’s burgeoning urban areas and proposed novel solutions, sometimes to positive and sometimes to negative effect. Their contributions helped develop our modern ideas about the mind, person, and society. This book is ideal for scholars and students interested in the history of psychology.

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Authors & Contributors
Galviz, Carlos López
Ji-Hye Shin
Daphne Spain
Kristin Poling
Hinton, Devon E.
Spiers, John H.
Concepts
Urbanization
Cities and towns
Discipline formation
Psychology
Urban history
Urban planning
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)
20th century
Places
United States
England
London (England)
Germany
Washington, D. C. (U.S.)
New York City (New York, U.S.)
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