The Humanistic Challenge To Sociology

Glass, John F.

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“…A theory that predisposes one to focus more upon individual freedom and development rather than the larger social 47 reality, works in favor of maintaining that social reality. While several people have already noted the conformist implications of humanistic psychology (i.e., Adams, 1977;Beit-Hallahmi, 1977;Glass, 1971;Nord, 1977), thus far there has not been an adequate socio-historical interpretation of this dimension. What is required is situating the theory of humanistic psychology within a larger social and political matrix, and, more specifically, revealing the liberal foundations of the theory.…”

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Humanistic Psychology as Liberal Ideology: the Socio-Historical Roots of Maslow's Theory of Self-Actualization

Buss¹

1979

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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Humanistic psychology can best be understood within its cultural context. It is within this context that I advance the claim that humanistic psychology in general, and Maslow's theory of self-actualization in particular, have their genesis in liberalism.My purpose in this article is to try and reveal both the nature and consequences of the link between humanistic psychology and the liberal tradition using Maslow's theory as a concrete case for analysis. This analysis is part of a larger goal to examine the social and historical basis of psychological theory and ideas (e.g.

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Humanistic Psychology as Liberal Ideology: the Socio-Historical Roots of Maslow's Theory of Self-Actualization

Buss¹

1979

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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“…Many psychologists have tended to overlook the fact that man is a social being [30]. Consequently, many contemporary models emphasize individual growth almost exclusively.…”

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Toward the application of general systems theory in humanistic psychology

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Humanistic psychology arose in reaction to the restrictive paradigms of behaviorism and orthodox psychoanalysis. However, humanisitic psychology has yet to provide a consistent philosophical and methodological framework for the development and evaluation of models, methods, research, theories and therapies. Additionally, there exists no commonly shared structure for the translation and communication of intuitive recognitions and clinical findings. General systems theory olTers acomprehensive methodology, rooted in the natural sciences, which may be applied to clarify and communicate many aspects of humanistic psychology. This paper demonstrates the common philosophical perspectives ofgeneral systems theory and humanistic psychology, describes general systems theory in terms of the challenges to humanistic psychology, and presents the concerns expressed by humanistic psychologists regarding the use of general systems theory. Selected areas are discussed in detail : the unity of mental and physical processes; the phenomenologically-based views of experience that encompass conscious. unconscious and transpersonal dimensions ; and the growth paradigms of personal change described by such concepts as eqmfinality, anamorphosis and differentiation. Also, the humanistic psychologist is urged to be wary of inappropriate methodologies that complicate, rather than clarify, the issues at hand, and directions for future research are outlined.

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Modern dialectics in social psychology: A reappraisal

Georgoudi

1983

Euro J Social Psych

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The Humanistic Challenge To Sociology

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Humanistic Psychology as Liberal Ideology: the Socio-Historical Roots of Maslow's Theory of Self-Actualization

Humanistic Psychology as Liberal Ideology: the Socio-Historical Roots of Maslow's Theory of Self-Actualization

Toward the application of general systems theory in humanistic psychology

Modern dialectics in social psychology: A reappraisal

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