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WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ‘APPROPRIATE PSYCHOLOGY’ FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD?
Author(s) -
Moghaddam Fathali M.,
Taylor Donald M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598608247589
Subject(s) - psychology , developing country , dual (grammatical number) , politics , perception , order (exchange) , epistemology , social psychology , political science , economic growth , economics , law , philosophy , art , literature , finance , neuroscience
The impact of psychology on the developing world has begun to receive some attention, but there is a need for theoretical concepts in order to provide a framework for critical discussion. Using the concepts ‘dual perception’ and ‘parallel growth’ (Moghaddam and Taylor 1985) as a framework, the concept of ‘appropriate psychology’ is introduced to assess the transfer of psychology from the developed to the developing world. Six criteria for evaluating appropriateness are discussed: self‐reliance, needs responsiveness, cultural compatability, institutional feasibility, economic suitability and political practicality.