This is a history by Gordon Allport of Social Psychology as of 1968. Click the following Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/83htxcr57a7kk5b/Allport%2C%201968%2C%20History%20of%20Social%20Psychology.mp4?dl=0 (Warning: The reading is 4 and a half hours long) I love reading Allport who was at least 5 decades of ahead of his time. He defined social psychology as follows: " the scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others" (Allport 1954 ). ( Allport, G. (1954). The nature of prejudice . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
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The Blame Game, Part II Donvan and Zucker's next chapter in the section of their book entitled the blame game. I plan to read 1 chapter a day in their book for a total of six chapters. The book can be found on Amazon Kindle and Audible.com. if you want to read the entire book. I recommend it. Hit the following link to read me read their chapter on Dr. Bettelheim, or, Prisoner 15209 https://www.dropbox.com/s/v6rk1uhxc46t0ga/Blame%202%2C%20Prisoner%2015209%2C%20Bettelheim.mp4?dl=0
I have been studying Autism lately, reading broadly about the disorder including it's history. One of the worst times in the history of understanding this neurodevelopmental disorder was int eh 1960s when Mothers and Fathers were blamed for the condition. The blame game it's called in Donvan and Zucker's 2016 book entitled "In a Different Voice: The Story of Autism." I read their chapter which begins their section on this issue. Please, please, please don't blame parents for their children's autism. It is scientifically untenable and unloving and unkind and unhelpful. Use the following link to hear me read the aforementioned chapter to you. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ehr9mrv51ofj6dg/AACe3DXBvn3RU7FwvRT8hGI7a?dl=0
Psychology is a hub science with Medicine, Social Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Math, and Physics. This is an important point which is Boyak, et al. (2005)1 and Cacioppo (2007)2 together make clear. I have read Cacippo's article for you because I felt it encapsulates Boyak in a way that is easy to understand. Dr. Jim Reads Caciopo on Psychology is a Hub Science .