It has been widely believed that psychology in Germany, faced with
political antipathy and mass emigration of its leading minds,
withered under national Socialism. Yet in The Professionalisation
of Psychology in Nazi Germany Ulfried Geuter tells a radically
different story of how German psychology, rather than disappearing,
rapidly grew into a fully developed profession during the Third
Reich. Geuter makes it clear that the rising demands of a modern
industrial nation gearing up for a war afforded psychology with a
unique opportunity in Nazi Germany: to transform itself from a
marginal academic discipline into a state-sanctioned profession.
This opportunity was mainly presented by Wehrmacht, whose demand
for psychological expertise led to increasing support for academic
departments, and to the expansion and standardisation of training
programmes - a process of professionalization which culminated in
1941 with the creation of a state examination for Diplom, a
professional psychology degree. Although the Wehrmacht's demand for
its services fell along with the fortunes of the Nazi regime, the
professional base psychology has carved for itself remained for the
duration of the war and to this date.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology |
| Release date: |
October 1992 |
| First published: |
1992 |
| Authors: |
Ulfried Geuter
|
| Translators: |
Richard Holmes
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
360 |
| Edition: |
Abridged Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-33297-2 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
German
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
History of science
|
| LSN: |
0-521-33297-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780521332972 |
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