Critical Psychology: An Introduction

Critical Psychology: An Introduction (London: Sage Publications, 1997) was designed for an introductory course in critical psychology. It has been used in undergraduate and graduate courses in many universities.

The 19 chapters (several written by RadPsyNet members) can be used in many ways:

• as a primary course text (e.g., see Ian Parker's proposed coursepack)
• as a supplemental text roughly paralleling the content of many mainstream introductory psychology courses
• individually, as supplements in courses on traditional topics (e.g., Ben Harris's chapter on history of psychology would be a great addition to a mainstream history of psychology courses)

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Contents

Introductions to all 19 chapters are available, with contact information for chapter authors.

Part I: Critical Overviews
1.	Introducing Critical Psychology: Values, Assumptions and the Status Quo	Isaac Prilleltensky & Dennis Fox
2.	Repoliticizing the History of Psychology	Benjamin Harris
3.	Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology: A Radical Tradition	Louise H. Kidder & Michelle Fine
4.	Ethics in Psychology: Cui Bono?	Laura S. Brown
5.	Understanding and Practicing Critical Psychology	David Nightingale & Tor Neilands
Part II: Critical Arenas
6.	Theories of Personality: Ideology and Beyond	Tod Sloan
7.	Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: The Politics of Madness	Rachel T. Hare-Mustin & Jeanne Marecek
8.	A Critical Look at Intelligence Research	Zack Z. Cernovsky
9.	Developmental Psychology and its Discontents	Erica Burman
10.	Social Psychology: The Crisis Continues	S. Mark Pancer
11.	Community Psychology: Reclaiming Social Justice	Isaac Prilleltensky & Geoffrey Nelson
12.	Cross Cultural Psychology: The Frustrated Gadfly's Promises, Potentialities and Failures	Fathali M. Moghaddam & Charles Studer
13.	Lesbian and Gay Psychology: A Critical Analysis	Celia Kitzinger
14.	Psychology and Law: Justice Diverted	Dennis Fox
15.	Political Psychology: A Critical Perspective	Maritza Montero
Part III: Critical Theories
16.	Feminist Psychology	Sue Wilkinson
17.	Critical Theory, Postmodernism, and Hermeneutics: Insights for Critical Psychology	Frank C. Richardson & Blaine J. Fowers
18.	Discursive Psychology	Ian Parker
Part IV: Critical Reflections
19.	A Critical Look at Critical Psychology: Elaborating the Questions	Julian Rappaport & Eric Stewart

Dennis Fox