Main description:

This new edition of the Handbook of International Psychology chronicles the discipline of psychology as it evolves in different regions, showing a field of study and profession unified by core principles. It surveys the history, methodology, education and training, and the future of psychology in ten distinct regions across six continents. Each chapter follows a uniform outline, unifying the volume as a whole, but allowing for the cultural diversity and status of psychology in each country. This comprehensive volume will be useful to helping professionals understand the context of psychology around the world and will make a wonderful reference for students who are new to the field.

Contents:

Introduction: International Psychology: An Overview, Michael J. Stevens and Danny Wedding
AFRICA 1. Psychology in Kenya, June W. Koinange 2. Psychology in Nigeria, James T. Gire with a Nigerian colleague 3. Psychology in Uganda, Laura R. Johnson with a Ugandan colleague 4. Psychology in South Africa, Saths Cooper - IUPsyS President NORTH AMERICA 5. Psychology in Canada, Pierre Ritchie and Michel Sabourin 6. Psychology in Mexico, Juan Jose Sanchez-Sosa 7. Psychology in the United States, Raymond D. Fowler and Russ Newman SOUTH AMERICA 8. Psychology in Argentina, Hugo Klappenbach 9. Psychology in Brazil, Claudio S. Hutz, Sherri McCarthy, and William Gomes 10. Psychology in Chile, Carlos P. Zalaquett with a Chilean colleague 11. Psychology in Colombia, Ruben Ardila THE CARIBBEAN 12. Psychology in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, Guillermo Bernal 13. Psychology in the English, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, Ava D. Thompson EAST ASIA 14. Psychology in China, Yufang Yang 15. Psychology in Japan, Junko Tanaka-Matsumi and Kanako Otsui 16. Psychology in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Michael Bond & Danny Wedding 17. Psychology in South Korea, Yong Cho SOUTH ASIA 18. Psychology in India, Blanche Barnes 19. Psychology in Pakistan, Nosheen Khan Rahman 20. Psychology in Thailand, Sombat Tapanya EAST EUROPE 21. Psychology in Greece, James Georgas or Kostas Mylonas 22. Psychology in Poland, Irena Heszen-Niejodek 23. Psychology in Russia, Tatiana Balachova, Galina Isurina, Sheldon Levy, Larisa Svetkova, and Ludwig Wasserman 24. Psychology in Turkey, Hale Bolak Boratav WEST EUROPE 25. Psychology in Germany, Ingrid Plath and Lutz H. Eckensbeger 26. Psychology in France, Michel Denis 27. Psychology in the Netherlands, Ype Poortinga and Karel Soudijn 28. Psychology in Italy, Lora Nota 29. Psychology in Sweden, Lars Ahlin 30. Psychology in the United Kingdom, Ingrid C. Lunt THE MIDDLE EAST 31. Psychology in Egypt, Ramadan A. Ahmed 32. Psychology in Iran, Behrooz Birashk 33. Psychology in Israel, Rebecca Jacoby 34. Psychology in Lebanon, Bridgette Khoury THE PACIFIC RIM 35. Psychology in Australia, Alison F. Garton 36. Psychology in Singapore, Elizabeth Nair 37. Psychology in New Zealand, Raymond Nairn and Fred Seymour 38. Psychology in the Philippines, Cristina Jayme Montiel and Lota A. Teh