Putting Psychology in its Place: Critical Historical Perspectives

This fourth edition of Putting Psychology in Its Place builds  on the previous three in introducing the history of Psychology and  placing the discipline within its historical and social contexts. 

Written  by esteemed Psychologists Graham Richards and Paul Stenner, this  crucial text aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of  Psychology in modern society by critically examining issues such as how  Psychology developed and why psychoanalysis had such an impact. It  discusses enduring underlying conceptual problems and examines how the  discipline has changed to deal with contemporary social issues such as  religion, race and gender. The fourth edition features revised and  updated chapters, though the core structure remains unchanged. The final  chapter has been restructured and jointly re-written. This text was  written to remain compatible with the British Psychological Society  requirements for undergraduate courses and is imaginatively written and  accessible to all.

Putting Psychology in Its Place is  an invaluable introductory text for undergraduate students of the  history of Psychology and will also appeal to postgraduates, academics  and anyone interested in Psychology or the history of science.