The new edition of Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology introduces the life,
thought, work and impact of some of the most influential figures who
have shaped and developed modern psychology, considering a more diverse
history of the discipline.
The revised text includes new biographies, histories, and overviews of
the work from scientists and scholars such as Alfred Alder, Isabel
Briggs Myers, Katherine Cook Briggs and Karen Horney, as well as major
re-writes of the works of Freud, Binet and Jung, and some of the more
controversial characters such as Charles Galton and Hans Eysenck.
Exploring the often overlooked but significant contributions of black,
Jewish, and Eastern scholars to the discipline, this new edition looks
to address the historically imbalanced focus of particular key thinkers
and begin unpicking the impact that race and gender had on the direction
and advancement of the field. The book covers the black psychology
movement from George Herman Candy to Mamie Phipps Clark, and Kenneth
Bancroft Clark, the enormous contribution of Chinese psychologist Jing
Qicheng, and some of the many great psychologists whose families were
part of the waves of Jewish emigration to the United States escaping
oppression, persecution and economic hardship, including Walter Mischel,
Cary Cooper and Daniel Kahneman.
This fascinating and informative guide is an invaluable resource for
those studying, working in, or who simply want to find out more about
psychology, suitable for both students and the lay reader alike.
