Psychology, Development and Social Policy in India

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tripathi, R. C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sinha, Yoganand (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Social policy.; General Psychology.; Social Policy.; History of Psychology.

This book examines how and where psychology can engage itself in the framing of social policies for national as well as human development in India. Although the role that psychological knowledge can play in informing social policy decisions has been discussed for a long time, psychologists by and la...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction: The Psychological Coordinates of Social Policy in India
• Chapter 2: Social Research and Public Policy
• Chapter 3: Psychology and National Development
• Chapter 4: Human Development: Concept and Strategy
• Chapter 5: Education: Path to Development and Happiness in Rural India?
• Chapter 6: Language Policy and Education: Towards Multilingual Education
• Chapter 7: Learning Disability: Issues and Concerns with Implications for Social Policy
• Chapter 8: Social Policy and Mental Health: The Case of India
• Chapter 9: Psychology and Physical Disability Policies
• Chapter 10: Relevance of Traditional Healing and Health Care Practices in India
• Chapter 11: Psychological Impact of Poverty and Socio-Cultural Disadvantage: Some Problems of Policy and Intervention Research
• Chapter 12: Research on Distributive Justice: Implications for Social Policy
• Chapter 13: The Hindu-Muslim Divide: Building Sustainable Bridges
• Chapter 14: Gender Role Transformation and its Implication for Culture and Policy
• Chapter 15: The Environment-Behaviour link: Challenges for Policy Makers.