The March 2018 issue of the Journal of Health Psychology is a special issue dedicated to Histor{y/ies} of Health Psycholog{y/ies}. Guest edited by Ian Lubek and Michael Murray the issue includes the following articles:
“Doing Histor{y/ies} of Health Psycholog{y/ies},” by Ian Lubek and Michael Murray. Abstract:
Academic (sub)disciplines develop in time and place when particular ideas/practices are nurtured within social, gendered, cultural, community, economic and political contexts. Different histories employ different analyses, some with external views of scientific outputs describing research and practice, and others with internal, behind-the-scenes examinations of these developments, through oral histories and personal recollections. This collection, written by historians of (social) science, or practitioners or pioneering participants, uses different historiographical methods to contextualize health-related activities within the sub-discipline of health psychology and the evolving critical and/or community approaches. The papers connect the evolving health psycholog{y/ies} with changing socio-political circumstances in different countries.
“The rapid expansion of (mainstream) health psychology in France: Historical foundations,” by Marie Santiago-Delefosse and Maria del Rio Carral. Abstract: Continue reading Special Issue: Histor{y/ies} of Health Psycholog{y/ies}