Description:The authors of the works contained in this book present their thoughts on the life of Kurt Lewin and his contributions to contemporary psychology. The research examined and the reflections on the subject matter have many important implications concerning the history of the social sciences and the present state of psychology. The work has notable practical consequences for social policy within the fields of education and health, as well as for the resolution of intergroup problems. Remarkably enough, The Field Theory of Kurt Lewin and its concepts, approaches and research methods have found, or may still find a wide and interesting application in current psychological research and social practiseTable of contents:Contributors 9Preface 11Part 1. Kurt Lewin's Life and Work from the Historical PerspectiveKurt Lewin's Prussian/Polish Mogilno episodeRyszard Stachowski 23Science in context: Lewin in Germany, and Lewin in the United States of AmericaWolfgang Schonpflug 33Kurt Lewin: myths that prevented an appreciation of his role and contributions to scienceRobert J. Kleiner 46The Lewinian legacy in the Society of Psychological Studies on Social Issues (SPSSI)Frances Cherry and Kay Deaux 56Part 2. Contribution to Personality PsychologyAristotelian and Galileian modes of thought in contemporary personality psychology: On the enduring importance of Kurt LewinDaniel Cervone 69Lewinian contribution to the study of personality as the alternative to the mainstream of personality psychology in the 20th centuryRenato Foschi and Giovanni P. Lombardo 86Kurt Lewin and his idea of basic dynamic laws in psychologyMichael Mark and Julian Hehl 99Part 3. Contribution to Social PsychologyLewin and social scienceAlbert Pepitone 121Interpersonal influence and social power: Lewinian perspectivesBertram H. Raven 136Kurt Lewin theory of social change: its application to conflict management workshops for Arab and Jewish youthDavid Bargal 170Kurt Lewin s contribution to the theory and practice of education in the United States: The importance of cooperative learningLawrence W. Sherman, Richard Schmuck and Patricia Schmuck 191Lewin s contribution to economic psychologyErika Spiess 208Part 4. Migration, social mobility, social change and mental disorders. The Field theoretical perspectiveIntroductionRobert Kleiner 221Serendipitous research findings: new theorizing and psychological health status: IRobert Kleiner, Tom Sorensen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Inger Sandanger, Barnabas I. Okeke, Olav M. Klepp 222Serendipitous research findings: new theorizing and psychological health status: IIRobert Kleiner, Tom Ssrensen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Inger Sandanger, Barnabas I. Okeke, Olav M. Klepp 231Changing relationships between local community and mental health. A multiple realities perspectiveTom Sorensen, Robert Kleiner, Inger Sandanger, Nils Boe, Olav M. Klepp 249Contextual and individual risk an^ protective factors for mental health in local communities. From field theory and socio-cultural integration to salutogenesis, empowerment, and sense of coherenceOlav M. Klepp, Tom Ssrensen, Robert Kleiner, Inger Sandanger, Nils Boe 265Appendix: Recollections of Kurt Lewin The Kurt Lewin I rememberThomas Lewin 291Kurt Lewin: A student remembers sixty-five years agoBeatrice A. Wright 298Kurt Lewin and the Research Center for Group Dynamics: personal recollections of the man, place, and timesAlbert Pepitone 302Memories of the days shortly before and after Lewin s deathDorwin Cartwright 309Kurt Lewin Memorial Awardees and Addresses 312Subject Index 316Author Index 327We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lewinian psychology. Proceedings of the international conference Kurt Lewin: Contribution to contemporary psychology. To get started finding Lewinian psychology. Proceedings of the international conference Kurt Lewin: Contribution to contemporary psychology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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334
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Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
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2006
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Lewinian psychology. Proceedings of the international conference Kurt Lewin: Contribution to contemporary psychology
Description: The authors of the works contained in this book present their thoughts on the life of Kurt Lewin and his contributions to contemporary psychology. The research examined and the reflections on the subject matter have many important implications concerning the history of the social sciences and the present state of psychology. The work has notable practical consequences for social policy within the fields of education and health, as well as for the resolution of intergroup problems. Remarkably enough, The Field Theory of Kurt Lewin and its concepts, approaches and research methods have found, or may still find a wide and interesting application in current psychological research and social practiseTable of contents:Contributors 9Preface 11Part 1. Kurt Lewin's Life and Work from the Historical PerspectiveKurt Lewin's Prussian/Polish Mogilno episodeRyszard Stachowski 23Science in context: Lewin in Germany, and Lewin in the United States of AmericaWolfgang Schonpflug 33Kurt Lewin: myths that prevented an appreciation of his role and contributions to scienceRobert J. Kleiner 46The Lewinian legacy in the Society of Psychological Studies on Social Issues (SPSSI)Frances Cherry and Kay Deaux 56Part 2. Contribution to Personality PsychologyAristotelian and Galileian modes of thought in contemporary personality psychology: On the enduring importance of Kurt LewinDaniel Cervone 69Lewinian contribution to the study of personality as the alternative to the mainstream of personality psychology in the 20th centuryRenato Foschi and Giovanni P. Lombardo 86Kurt Lewin and his idea of basic dynamic laws in psychologyMichael Mark and Julian Hehl 99Part 3. Contribution to Social PsychologyLewin and social scienceAlbert Pepitone 121Interpersonal influence and social power: Lewinian perspectivesBertram H. Raven 136Kurt Lewin theory of social change: its application to conflict management workshops for Arab and Jewish youthDavid Bargal 170Kurt Lewin s contribution to the theory and practice of education in the United States: The importance of cooperative learningLawrence W. Sherman, Richard Schmuck and Patricia Schmuck 191Lewin s contribution to economic psychologyErika Spiess 208Part 4. Migration, social mobility, social change and mental disorders. The Field theoretical perspectiveIntroductionRobert Kleiner 221Serendipitous research findings: new theorizing and psychological health status: IRobert Kleiner, Tom Sorensen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Inger Sandanger, Barnabas I. Okeke, Olav M. Klepp 222Serendipitous research findings: new theorizing and psychological health status: IIRobert Kleiner, Tom Ssrensen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Inger Sandanger, Barnabas I. Okeke, Olav M. Klepp 231Changing relationships between local community and mental health. A multiple realities perspectiveTom Sorensen, Robert Kleiner, Inger Sandanger, Nils Boe, Olav M. Klepp 249Contextual and individual risk an^ protective factors for mental health in local communities. From field theory and socio-cultural integration to salutogenesis, empowerment, and sense of coherenceOlav M. Klepp, Tom Ssrensen, Robert Kleiner, Inger Sandanger, Nils Boe 265Appendix: Recollections of Kurt Lewin The Kurt Lewin I rememberThomas Lewin 291Kurt Lewin: A student remembers sixty-five years agoBeatrice A. Wright 298Kurt Lewin and the Research Center for Group Dynamics: personal recollections of the man, place, and timesAlbert Pepitone 302Memories of the days shortly before and after Lewin s deathDorwin Cartwright 309Kurt Lewin Memorial Awardees and Addresses 312Subject Index 316Author Index 327We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lewinian psychology. Proceedings of the international conference Kurt Lewin: Contribution to contemporary psychology. To get started finding Lewinian psychology. Proceedings of the international conference Kurt Lewin: Contribution to contemporary psychology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.