A Social History of Psychology

This textbook is concerned with the ways in which psychology has infiltrated into everyday life. It begins with an overview of psychology and society before considering various specific areas like child-rearing, madness and mental health, work and organisation, culture and ethnicity, delinquency and law, and social orientations. The book is clearly set out with a number of illustrative prints and photos, and conveys a good sense of the development of the various fields under consideration.