Modernizing the mind : psychological knowledge and the remaking of society / Steven C. Ward.

Author/creator Ward, Steven C.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Descriptionviii, 279 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents How truth travels : knowledge, networks, and the organization of society -- From a moral philosophy to a science : the struggle to construct and defend the "new psychology" -- For the children : the alliance of psychology and education -- Molding morals and minds : psychology and the modernization of parenting -- Minds, measures, and machines : the materialization of psychological ideas -- A séance or a science? : psychology and its publics -- Psychological codes of civility and the practice of everyday life -- The psychologically examined life : issues, healing, closure, and the psychotherapeutic self -- Conclusiong : The psychologization of the United States -- Appendix : A few important dates in the history of American psychology.
Local noteLittle-344214--305131050435U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [243]-274) and index.
LCCN 2002067933
ISBN0275974502 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BF105 .W35 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold