Psychology, development and social policy in India
This book examines how and where psychology can engage itself in the framing of social policies for national as well as human development in India. Although the role that psychological knowledge can play in informing social policy decisions has been discussed for a long time, psychologists by and la...
| Other Authors: | Tripathi, Rama Charan,, Sinha, Yoganand,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New Delhi ; Berlin :
Springer,
2014.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : illustrations. |
| Subjects: |
Psychology
-- India.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Psychological Coordinates of Social Policy in India /
- R.C. Tripathi, Yoganand Sinha
- Social Research and Public Policy: Some Cautionary Notes /
- Rajnarain
- Psychology and National Development /
- Fathali M. Moghaddam, Cynthia Bianchi, Katherine Daniels, Michael J. Apter, Rom Harre
- Human Development: Concept and Strategy /
- Jai B.P. Sinha
- Education: Path to Development and Happiness in Rural India? /
- R.C. Tripathi
- Language Policy and Education: Towards Multilingual Education /
- Minati Panda, Ajit Mohanty
- Learning Disability: Issues and Concerns with Implications for Social Policy /
- Bhoomika R. Kar
- Social Policy and Mental Health: The Case of India /
- Komilla Thapa
- Psychology and Physical Disability Policies /
- Namita Pande, Shruti Tewari
- Salience of Indigenous Healing Practices for Health Care Programmes in India /
- Ajit K. Dalal
- Psychological Impact of Poverty and Sociocultural Disadvantage: Some Problems of Policy and Intervention Research /
- Durganand Sinha
- Research on Distributive Justice: Implications for Social Policy /
- Lilavati Krishnan
- The Hindu-Muslim Divide: Building Sustainable Bridges /
- R.C. Tripathi, E.S.K. Ghosh, R. Kumar
- Gender-Role Socialization, Stereotypes, Government Policies and Development /
- Daya Pant
- The Environment-Behaviour Link: Challenges for Policy Makers /
- Roomana N. Siddiqui.