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Article: Critical psychology in the belly of the beast: notes from North America.
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- Critical Psychology
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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Critical perspectives on and within psychology have only recently fused into a somewhat coherent framework in North America. This article reviews developments leading to the emergence of this framework and gives an account of the obstacles faced by critical psychologists working in Canada and the United States, where the technocratic and scientistic forms of psychology are nearly hegemonic. The authors reflect on the possibilities for a fortified critical movement and offer suggestions on strategy.
Keywords: critical psychology (history), critical theory, psychology
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