The Psychology Of Aboriginal Australians
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A landmark work in the field of cross-cultural psychology, The Psychology of Aboriginal Australians presents a rigorous and comprehensive examination of the psychological dimensions of Indigenous Australian life, cognition, and culture. Edited by a team of distinguished academics — G. E. Kearney of the University of Queensland, P. R. de Lacey of Wollongong University College, and G. R. Davidson of the University of Queensland's Department of Psychology — this anthology chronicles the intellectual and empirical efforts of researchers grappling with the complex intersection of psychology, education, and Aboriginal experience in Australia. The volume argues for a culturally sensitive approach to psychological inquiry, challenging prevailing Western-centric frameworks and urging scholars to reconsider inherited assumptions about intelligence, development, and identity as they apply to Indigenous peoples. Representing a pivotal moment in Australian academic history, the work illustrates the growing recognition within the social sciences of the profound cultural richness and distinctiveness of Aboriginal Australians. For anyone seeking to understand the psychological and cultural fabric of one of the world's oldest living civilisations, this collection raises questions that remain as urgent today as when they were first posed.
Author: G. E. Kearney, P. R. De Lacey, G. R. Davidson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work in the field of cross-cultural psychology, The Psychology of Aboriginal Australians presents a rigorous and comprehensive examination of the psychological dimensions of Indigenous Australian life, cognition, and culture. Edited by a team of distinguished academics — G. E. Kearney of the University of Queensland, P. R. de Lacey of Wollongong University College, and G. R. Davidson of the University of Queensland's Department of Psychology — this anthology chronicles the intellectual and empirical efforts of researchers grappling with the complex intersection of psychology, education, and Aboriginal experience in Australia. The volume argues for a culturally sensitive approach to psychological inquiry, challenging prevailing Western-centric frameworks and urging scholars to reconsider inherited assumptions about intelligence, development, and identity as they apply to Indigenous peoples. Representing a pivotal moment in Australian academic history, the work illustrates the growing recognition within the social sciences of the profound cultural richness and distinctiveness of Aboriginal Australians. For anyone seeking to understand the psychological and cultural fabric of one of the world's oldest living civilisations, this collection raises questions that remain as urgent today as when they were first posed.