Integrating Psychology, Religion, and Culture: The Promise of Qualitative Inquiry

Author:   Jenny H. Pak ,  Miriam S. Kang
Publisher:   Brill
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Pages:   86
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
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Although science was originally broadly conceptualized as a systematic, rigorous activity to produce trustworthy knowledge, psychologists adopted a single philosophy of science and strictly enforced natural science as the only proper “scientific” psychology. Qualitative research has been part of modern psychology from the beginning, but it was obscured for nearly a century as positivist epistemology came to dominate the field. Building culturally robust and intelligible theories capable of responding more effectively to complex problems faced by a rapidly changing world calls for openness in methodological diversity. Deeply rooted in a hermeneutic tradition, cultural psychology has challenged the appropriateness of seeking reductive knowledge because higher mental processes such as religious beliefs, values, and choices are bound by historical and cultural context. As greater interdisciplinary integration and methodological innovations are necessary to keep psychology of religion relevant, narrative inquiry has emerged as a promising integrative paradigm.

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Author:   Jenny H. Pak ,  Miriam S. Kang
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Weight:   0.170kg
ISBN:  

9789004449619


ISBN 10:   9004449612
Pages:   86
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Integrating Psychology, Religion, and Culture The Promise of Qualitative Inquiry  Jenny H. Pak Abstract Keywords  1 Introduction: History of Qualitative Inquiry, Psychology and Religion  2 The Human Sciences: A Call for Methodological Pluralism  3 Review of Qualitative Research in Psychology of Religion  4 Cultural Psychology, Religion, and Narrative Inquiry  5 Conclusion: Towards Theoretical and Methodological Diversity in American Psychology of Religion  Acknowledgements  References

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Jenny H. Pak, Ph. D., is a professor at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. She has published articles on cultural psychology, religion, and qualitative research, including Korean American Women: Stories of Acculturation and Changing Selves (Routledge, 2006).

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