TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ardila,Rubén
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Psychology in Latin America: Current Status, Challenges and Perspectives 
SN  - 9783319935690
AV  - BF1-990 
U1  - 155.8 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Cross-cultural psychology
KW  - Personality
KW  - Social psychology
KW  - Health psychology
KW  - Developmental psychology
KW  - Child psychology
KW  - School psychology
KW  - Industrial psychology
KW  - Cross Cultural Psychology
KW  - Personality and Social Psychology
KW  - Health Psychology
KW  - Developmental Psychology
KW  - Child and School Psychology
KW  - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
N1  - Acceso multiusuario; Chapter 1: Panorama of psychology in Latin America -- Chapter 2: Psychological research in Latin America: Currrent and future perspectives -- Chapter 3: The long road to the profession of psychologist -- Chapter 4: Clinical and health psychology -- Chapter 5: Developmental psychology in Latin America -- Chapter 6: Educational and school psychology in Latin American countries: Challenges and new possibilities -- Chapter 7: Organizational / work psychology in Latin America -- Chapter 8: Psychological, sociological and cultural social psychology in Latin America -- Chapter 9: Community psychology. A Latin American creation -- Chapter 10: Legal and forensic psychology in Latin America -- Chapter 11: Current trends and perspectives
N2  - This contributed volume is a real "who is who" in Latin American psychology. Edited by the most prominent psychology researcher alive in the region, the book presents a comprehensive panorama of psychology in Latin America as a science, as a profession and as a way of improving the quality of life of individuals and communities. Despite its achievements, Latin American psychology is little known by the international psychological community. In order to fill this gap, Dr. Rubén Ardila has invited the most important researchers and practitioners in the region to present an overview of psychology as both a profession and a research field in Latin America in the following areas: · Scientific research · Professional issues · Clinical and health psychology · Developmental psychology · Educational and school psychology · Organizational and work psychology · Social psychology · Community psychology · Legal and forensic psychology Psychology in Latin America - Current Status, Challenges and Perspectives seeks to place Latin American psychology on the map of international psychology, and by doing so it aims to foster cooperation between researchers, practitioners and students from the region with its peers from all over the world.
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