Shameful Sciences
Eugenics and Social Darwinism in American Psychology
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Shameful Sciences
Eugenics and Social Darwinism in American Psychology
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Description
Shameful Sciences documents varied forms of problematic biased theorizing influencing early Western and American psychology. The book brings to light ideologies promoted by key U.S. psychology leaders, specifically those grounded in social Darwinism and eugenics. The book also traces the influence of eugenics in creation of American psychology epistemological/disciplinary practices, including the comparisons of humans to caged animals, extensive testing of “fitness,” focus on moral and behavioral control of human beings, and on exclusive focus on “positive” emotions.
Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1: “In Science We [Must Blindly] Trust” or Scientism and the Totalitarian Government Control (in Psychology)12
Chapter 2: The Enlightenment Sciences and the Politics of Control: Social Darwinism
Chapter 3: Classic Eugenics and the Emergence of Eugenic Psychology
Chapter 4: American Psychology in Service of American Eugenics
Chapter 5: The All-star American Eugenic Studies by American Psychologists
Chapter 6: Eugenic Psychology and the Politics of Sciences
Chapter 7: Contemporary Eugenic American Psychology 253
Conclusion 259
References 264
Product details
| Published | 25 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781538154922 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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