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The geographical, cultural, and historical context of psychology in the Rocky Mountain Region
Author(s) -
Bartlett Neil R.,
Spilka Bernard,
Wertheimer Michael
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(198801)24:1<5::aid-jhbs2300240104>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , terrain , cultural history , geography , cultural psychology , history , archaeology , ethnology , anthropology , sociology , cartography , psychology , social psychology
The history of the Rocky Mountain Region is sketched from the time of the Spanish conquistadores in the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century to define how psychology has been affected by its geographical, cultural, and historical context. Early inhabitants–Indians, the Spanish, and later the trappers, traders, Mormons, mineral prospectors, and ranchers from the East–are described as is the terrain and hazardous life in the area. In this setting psychology emerged with its peculiar local coloring.