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Record Nr.

UNINA9910171015403321

Autore

Richards Graham

Titolo

Race, racism, and psychology : towards a reflexive history / / Graham Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-85375-0

1-134-85376-9

0-415-10141-7

1-280-04961-8

0-203-35985-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Disciplina

155.8/2

305.80019

Soggetti

Racism in psychology

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-352) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The pre-evolutionary background and the roots of  Scientific Racism; Psychology and 'Scientific Racism' 1860-1910; An imperial interlude: the Cambridge Torres Straits  Expedition and its aftermath; 'Race' in US Psychology to 1945: I. The rise and nature of  'Race Psychology'; 'Race' in US Psychology to 1945: II. The rise of anti-racism; 'Race' in European Psychology to 1940: I. Primitive minds  and Aryan supermen; 'Race' in European Psychology to 1940: II. Its presence and  absence in British Psychology

Racism at bay: Psychology and 'race' 1945-69Race and IQ 1969-96: An undead controversy; Bringing it all back home; Resume; Appendix: Comments on J.P.Rushton's table of 'Mongoloid',  'Caucasoid', 'Negroid' rankings; Bibliography; T.R.Garth bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Topics with racial implications have been hotly debated in the psychological literature for most of this century and are often in the news. Graham Richards takes a historical look at how the concepts of



""race"" and ""racism"" emerged within the discipline and charts the underlying premises of some famous studies in their social and political contexts. No-one is allowed to be objective in this arena, as opponents will always argue that they are not. This account is bound therefore to be controversial and excite interest whether or not readers agree with Richards' stance.