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Advances in Field Theory
Edited by:
- Susan A. Wheelan - GDQ Associates, Inc.
- Emmy Pepitone - Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA
- Vicki Abt - Pennsylvania State University, USA
November 1990 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Advances in Field Theory offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of one of the most influential theories in psychology. Based on the pioneering work of noted social psychologist Kurt Lewin, this impressive volume outlines the work of several generations of international field theorists and attests to the durability and utility of Lewin's work. A brilliant array of essays trace the history and development of field theory, and discuss its various applications in a number of settings. Topics addressed include managing social conflict, self-help groups, field theory and the construction of social problems, and academic sex discrimination, to name only a few.
This tightly-edited, well-balanced volume is an essential resource for professionals and students in the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology, social work, and sociology.
Introduction
PART ONE: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: THE BEGINNINGS
Field Theory in Social Science
Anitra Karsten
The Study of Everyday Life
Ralph White
Democracy in the Research Team
Morton Deutsch
Enthusiasm for the Work
Kurt W Back
Woe unto You that are a Grandchild
Mel van Elteren and Helmut E Luck
Kurt Lewin's Films and Their Role in the Development of Field Theory
PART TWO: THEORETICAL ADVANCES: PRESENT CONSTRUCTIONS
World Fields
Martin Gold
Two `Field Theories'
Susan A Wheelan and Vicki Abt
Field Theory and the Construction of Social Problems
Shen Heyong
Kurt Lewin in China
Fred Emery
On the Nature of the Next Generation of Issues
Social Processes
Kurt W Back
The Family as a Special Group
Matthew Maibaum
Topological Psychology of Abnormal Syndromes
Ana Marjanovic-Shane
Two Paradigms in Developmental Studies of Language
Morton Deutsch
Cooperation, Conflict and Justice
Emmy A Pepitone
Social Comparison, Relative Deprivation and Pupil Interaction
Murray Horwitz and Norman H Berkowitz
Interpersonal and Intergroup Methods of Managing Social Conflict
PART THREE: ADVANCES IN APPLICATIONS
World Fields
Susan A Wheelan and Eugene H Stivers
Group Dynamics, Action Research and Intergroup Relations
David Bargal and Haviva Bar
Strategies for Arab-Jewish Conflict Management Workshops
Odd Steffen Dalgard, Trine Anstorp, Kirsten Benum, Tom Sorensen and Torbjorn Moum
Social Psychiatric Field Studies in Oslo
Robert J Kleiner and Barnabas Okeke
Level of Aspiration Theory and Quality of Life in Cross-Cultural Research
Social Processes
Mark A Chesler
Action Research in the Voluntary Sector
Willard C Richan and Robert J Kleiner
The Social Agency as a Field of Forces
Ethel D Kahn and Frank B W Hawkinshire
The Etiology of Academic Sex Discrimination
Frank B W Hawkinshire and William A Liggett
Lewin's Paradigm of Planned Change