Psychology Moving East: The Status Of Western Psychology In Asia And Oceania

by Geoffrey H Blowers, Alison M Turtle, Phom Minh Hac, Hamida A Begum

Overview

Psychologists from nineteen countries in Asia and Oceania report on the expansion of western psychology in the region at both the academic and the professional levels. With its own network of associations, conferences, and journals, the comminity of psychologists in the East has braved new frontiers for the discipline, yet its achievements are litt

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367300043
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction: A Silk Road for Psychology — South Asia — Development of Modern Psychology in Pakistan — Psychology in India: A Historical Perspective — Historical Development of Psychology in Nepal — Psychology in Bangladesh — Mainland Southeast Asia — Social History of Psychology in Thailand — Some Observations on the Historical Development of Psychology in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam — Appendix: Notes on Psychology in the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma — East Asia — Psychology in the People's Republic of China — The History of Psychology in Taiwan — To Know the Heart: Psychology in Hong Kong — Psychology in Korea — Japanese Psychology: Historical Review and Recent Trends — Appendix: Notes on Psychology in Macau — Insular Southeast Asia — The Historical Development and Current Status of Psychology in Malaysia — Psychology in Singapore: Its Roofs, Context and Growth — Psychology in Indonesia: Its Past, Present and Future1 — Decolonizing the Filipino Psyche: Impetus for the Development of Psychology in the Philippines — Oceania — Psychology in Papua New Guinea: A Brief Overview — Psychology in the Australian Context — Psychology in New Zealand: A History and Commentary — Psychology in Fiji: The Pioneering Stages