ABSTRACT

World events have raised pressing questions of psychology as it is practiced all over the globe. The Handbook of International Psychology chronicles the discipline of psychology as it evolves in different regions, in the hope of reducing the isolated, parochial, and ethnocentric nature of the American profession. It surveys the history, methodology, education and training, and the future of psychology in nine distinct regions across six continents. They represent long histories in the field, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, emerging practices, such as Uganda, Korea and Spain, the lesser-known philosophies of China and histories marked by massive social change, as in Poland and Iran. The editors have carefully selected contributors, as well as an editorial board created especially for this project. Each chapter follows a uniform outline, unifying the volume as a whole, but allowing for the cultural diversity and status of psychology in each country.

chapter |16 pages

Psychology in Nigeria

Origins, Current Status and Future

chapter |16 pages

Psychology in Mexico

Recent Developments and Perspective

chapter |18 pages

Psychology in Brazil

The Road Behind and the Road Ahead

chapter |10 pages

Psychology in Colombia

Development and Current Status

chapter |19 pages

Psychology in Poland

A Country in Transition

chapter |20 pages

Psychology at the Cross-Roads

The View from Turkey