HUM-3710C: Politics of Psychology

Psychological models for understanding human behavior have become so commonplace that they tend to be taken for granted and come to dominate our worldview; offering powerful explanations of everything from the dynamics of personal relationships to the core issues underlying racism. This course is designed help us take some critical distance and gain some perspective on the place and practice of psychology in contemporary society and culture. Part of the course will be devoted to situating psychology within a historical context-as much as the psychological paradigm may seem to be as natural as the air we breathe, its place in US history can be best understood as a response to various social, political, and economic interests which have given it its current shape. Another part of the course will offer us the opportunity to view the contemporary practice of psychology in terms of its political and social effects-as such as we might want to understand psychology as limited to the realm of the personal, how we practice it has specific political effects and politics affects our practice of it.
Min. Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles,Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies

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HUM-3710C: Politics of Psychology