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Soviet and American Psychology During World War II
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Albert R. Gilgen, Carol K. Gilgen, Vera A. Koltsova, Yuri N. Oleinik
Book Code: GM8794
ISBN: 0-313-28794-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28794-7
264 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1997
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Psychology
Series Number: 34
Reviews:
  • This is a very interesting evaluation of the social, political, economic, and other cultural factors that can influence science, and psychology in particular. The reader is quckily attuned to implications for our present society as well as a comparable evaluation of current social influences on contemporary psychology. This book has excellent references into the little-known Soviet literature in psychology. Recommended for those interested in the history of psychology or cultural influence on science.
    —Psychological Reports
  • This book contains valuable information from both the Soviet and American perspective that will make it an essential acquisition for many libraries and individual readers.
    —Contemporary Psychology
Description: This book compares the influence of the period leading up to World War II and of the war itself on the discipline of psychology in two major, but very different countries. During the 1930s, Soviet psychologists were formally isolated from developments in Western psychology by the ideological requirements of the Communist Party; in the United States, a vast variety of topics was being researched. When the war began, the discipline in the Soviet Union turned increasingly toward specialized topics, such as the rehabilitation of the wounded, ways to improve morale, and the psychological basis of color-camouflage. American psychologists, on the other hand, applied their psychometric and clinical skills to military needs. With the coming of glasnost, American and Russian psychologists were able to collaborate to create the first thorough examinations of the state of wartime psychology in these countries. Of interest to all students and researchers of the history of psychology, psychological theory, and the history of World War II.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Soviet Psychology During World War II
  • Soviet Psychology during the Pre-World War II Period
  • The Reorganization and Development of Soviet Psychology in Accordance with the Demands of the War
  • Soviet Psychologists' Wartime Research and Applied Activities
  • American Psychology During World War II
  • Psychologists Organize and Plan for the War Effort
  • Psychologists and the Military Enterprise
  • Psychologists' Other Wartime Research
  • The War and Postwar Psychology
  • General Conclusions and Comparative Comments
  • The Russian Perspective
  • The American Perspective
  • Appendix: Chronology of Major Events During World War II (Russian Perspective)
  • Index
LC Card Number: 97-8773
LCC Class: BF105
Dewey Class: 150
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