On the history of political diversity in social psychology

We argue that the history of political diversity in social psychology may be better characterized by stability than by a large shift toward liberalism. The branch of social psychology that focuses on political issues has defined social problems from a liberal perspective since at least the 1930s. Al...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 38; p. e135
Main Authors Binning, Kevin R., Sears, David O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2015
Subjects
Conservatism
Continental Population Groups
Historical analysis
History
Humans
Ideology
Interdisciplinary aspects
Liberalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Open Peer Commentary
Physiological psychology
Politics
Psychologists
Psychology
Psychology, Social
Science
Social Problems
Social psychology
Social Sciences
Traditions
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Summary:We argue that the history of political diversity in social psychology may be better characterized by stability than by a large shift toward liberalism. The branch of social psychology that focuses on political issues has defined social problems from a liberal perspective since at least the 1930s. Although a lack of ideological diversity within the discipline can pose many of the problems noted by Duarte et al., we suggest that these problems (a) are less apparent when the insights of social psychology are pitted against the insights from other social science disciplines, and (b) are less pressing than the need for other types of diversity in the field, especially ethnic and racial diversity.
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X14001137