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ERIC Number: EJ558911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
An Undergraduate Course in American Popular Psychology.
Fried, Stephen B.
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n1 p38-40 1998
Describes a special topics course in American popular psychology. Course objectives are to trace the history of the popularization of psychology in America; discuss the efforts of William James, G. Stanley Hall, and others; and evaluate the quality of various examples of popular psychology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Content, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Mass Media, Popular Culture, Psychology, Publications, Self Help Programs, Social History, Social Psychology, Student Evaluation, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers
Language: English
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