PSYC85H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Simone De Beauvoir, The Second Sex, Social Constructionism
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Historiographers examine that variety of ways in which historians have written history. Talked about scientific, experimental growth of psych; have to place things in their historical. We need to understand the history of psychology in order to understand psychology itself. Most influential modern history of psychology was written by edwin g. boring context to understand them. Have to consider the individual"s role in moving history along. Also consider the cultural context where it takes place ( zeitgeist ) Progressive vs cyclical; sometimes psychology is cyclical and does not get better; sometimes it does get better; could also be both, like a spiral. Laurel furomoto & the new history of psychology; philosophers and historians of science whose work was responsible for a continuing reconsideration of the nature of psychology. 20th century, began to see how the research methods emphasized the complexity of the research process.
