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The response of South African professional psychology associations to apartheid
Author(s) -
Nicholas Lionel J.
Publication year - 1990
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(199001)26:1<58::aid-jhbs2300260106>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , professional psychology , dimension (graph theory) , population , politics , professional ethics , psychology , political science , social psychology , sociology , geography , law , medline , demography , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics
Professional psychology associations in South Africa have overtly and covertly furthered the aims of apartheid. Guidance about the ethical obligations of psychologists in the South African context has been singularly lacking, and as a result blacks have not been attracted to the profession of psychology in sufficient numbers to administer to psychological needs of the client population. The political dimension of psychological practice in South Africa needs to be addressed directly so that healing strategies relevant to the burgeoning racial conflict in South Africa can be implemented.