Ernst Schraube

Lisa M. Osbeck

Kieran C. O'Doherty

Jeffery Yen

This book provides a significant contribution to scholarship on the psychology of science and the psychology of technology by showcasing a range of theory and research distinguished as psychological studies of science and technology. Science and technology are central to almost all domains of human activity, for which reason they are the focus of subdisciplines such as philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, sociology of knowledge, and history of science and technology. To date, psychology has been marginal in this space and limited to relatively narrow epistemological orientations. By explicitly embracing pluralism and an international approach, this book offers new perspectives and directions for psychological contributions. The book brings together leading theorists and researchers from around the world and spans scholarship across a variety of traditions that include theoretical psychology, critical psychology, feminist psychology and social constructionist approaches. Following a historical and conceptual introduction, the collection is divided into three sections: Scoping a New Psychology of Science and Technology, Applying Psychological Concepts to the Study of Science and Technology and Critical Perspectives on Psychology as a Science. The book will interest interdisciplinary scholars who work in the space of Science and Technology Studies and psychologists interested in the diverse human aspects of science and technology.

Psychological Studies of Science and Technology

Charlotte Højholt

This original and innovative volume offers a basic introduction to the psychological study of the conduct of everyday life in contemporary society. It moves psychological theory and research practice out of the laboratory and into the real world, focusing on the question of how human beings live their everyday life as active subjects and using this as a basis for understanding the dilemmas and contradictions we are confronted with in our lives. The chapters both trace the development of psychological theories of the everyday and offer comparative empirical studies of a variety of everyday practices. Drawing on developments across the social and human sciences, and written by an international group of scholars from a number related disciplines, this collection demonstrates how the study of subjects in the context of their everyday life can contribute to the development of psychological theory, methodology, and practice. Constructed to support an upper-level course on the social psychology of everyday life, the book will also appeal to scholars and researchers throughout psychology and connected branches of the humanities and social sciences.

Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life

Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life moves psychological theory and research practice out of the laboratory and into the everyday world. Drawing on recent developments across the social and human sciences, it examines how people live as active subjects within the contexts of their everyday lives, using this as an analytical basis for understanding the dilemmas and contradictions people face in contemporary society. Early chapters gather the latest empirical research to explore the significance of context as a cross-disciplinary critical tool; they include a study of homeless Māori men reaffirming their cultural identity via gardening, and a look at how the dilemmas faced by children in difficult situations can provide insights into social conflict at school. Later chapters examine the interplay between everyday life around the world and contemporary global phenomena such as the rise of the debt economy, the hegemony of the labor market, and the increased reliance on digital technology in educational settings. The book concludes with a consideration of how social psychology can deepen our understanding of how we conduct our lives, and offer possibilities for collective work on the resolution of social conflict.

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