Indigenization and the history of psychology |
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Authors: | Wade E Pickren |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | This article argues for the development of a historical perspective to help understand the process of indigenization in psychology.
The indigenization of psychology in both the United States and India is shown to be part of larger social, economic, and political
processes. A center and periphery model of knowledge production and praxes is deployed to show how practices of scientific
imperialism are used to maintain the hegemony of the center. It is argued that historical approaches may be useful to challenge
and counter such practices. Finally, the authors call for a polycentric history of psychology that will correspond to the
emerging polycentrism exemplified in indigenous psychologies. |
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Keywords: | American psychology Globalization History Centre and periphery India Indigenization Resistance Western social science |
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