TOPIC: INTRODUCTION to Global Psychology: Why Psychologists Should Meet a World of Need

Assigned Reading/s: TEXTBOOK, pp. 3 - 13 [Shealy, Bullock, & Kapadia (Eds.) (2023)]

Supplementary Materials:

ARTICLE: Why a Unified Theory of Psychology Is Impossible
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/theory-knowledge/201202/why-unified-theory-psychology-is-impossible
by Gregg Henriques, PhD (2012)

ARTICLE: Marsella (2015) 
https://openjournals.bsu.edu/jsacp/article/view/359
Trends, Changes, Challenges in North American (Eurocentric) Psychology: Rethinking Assumptions, Practices, and Organization in Socio-Political Contexts

Other Articles of Interest

Arnett, J. J. (2008). The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American. American Psychologist, 63, 602-614.

Gergen, K. J. (2001). Psychological science in a postmodern context. American Psychologist, 56, 803-813.

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ: Countries of the World
https://lizardpoint.com/geography/world-countries-magnifier-quiz.php?qid=1806

VIDEO: The need for an international psychology model | Dr. Paul T. P. Wong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K0pyWOGRnM
Dr. Paul T. P. Wong Ph.D., C. Psych talks about the important topic of indigenous psychology and international or universal psychology.

VIDEO: The Handbook of International Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mePoypMcGU   
Edited By Merry Bullock, Michael Stevens, Danny Wedding, Amanda Clinton This second edition of The Handbook of International Psychology chronicles the discipline of psychology as it evolves in different regions, from the perspective of those living and working in the countries they write about. This comprehensive handbook is essential for students and teachers of psychology, as well as professionals wanting to develop their understanding of psychology around the world. “This is a substantially updated, expanded, and enhanced edition of the dated Handbook of International Psychology. It now reflects the global spectrum of modern psychology. The four distinguished editors have direct deep knowledge of the substantial variations in how psychology developed, is conceived, situated, and practiced around the world and have structured the contributions of international authors to capture these features as well as their commonalities. Readers will benefit from learning how varied are the organizations and practices of psychology. This important seminal work belongs on every psychologist's desk.”