Review Of "The Morals And Politics Of Psychology: Psychological Discourse And The Status Quo" By I. Prilleltensky

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2-1-1995

Published In

Choice

Abstract

Critique of the moral and political implications of psychological theory and practice has gathered force over recent decades. Prilleltensky performs an invaluable service in collecting and synthesizing some major strands of this work, identifying the genre and its significance, and pressing the dialogue forward in interesting ways. In part 1, he develops with care the rationale for reflexive appraisal of psychology's role in societal life. Particular shortcomings of behaviorism, cognitivism, humanism, and various practice-oriented psychologies are examined in the second part, with special emphasis given to their support of the status quo. The final part, and perhaps the weakest, is the author's attempt to develop foundations for an ethical practice of psychology. For upper-division undergraduates and above.

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This work is freely available courtesy of Choice Reviews. The review has been reproduced in full in the abstract field.

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