The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy
| dc.contributor.author | De la Rey, Cheryl | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ipser, Jonathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-11T07:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-11T07:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-08T08:11:31Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | A number of scholars during the 1980s and early 1990s questioned the relevance of psychology in South Africa. In this paper we characterise the nature of what became known as the ‘relevance debate’, and then investigate whether South African psychology has become more relevant during the nation's first ten years of democracy. Themes which are identified with respect to this issue include the apparent increasing representation of marginalised groups within South African psychology, the conscious responsiveness of psychologists to post-apartheid policy imperatives and issues, their alignment with international theoretical trends, and finally, an increasing recognition of the political nature of South African psychology. The authors conclude that a more productive approach within future debates regarding relevance in psychology would be to examine the nature of knowledge production within the discipline. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | De la Rey, C., & Ipser, J. (2004). The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24265 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | De la Rey, Cheryl, and Jonathan Ipser "The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24265 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | De la Rey, C., & Ipser, J. (2004). The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years into democracy. South African journal of psychology, 34(4), 544-552. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - De la Rey, Cheryl AU - Ipser, Jonathan AB - A number of scholars during the 1980s and early 1990s questioned the relevance of psychology in South Africa. In this paper we characterise the nature of what became known as the ‘relevance debate’, and then investigate whether South African psychology has become more relevant during the nation's first ten years of democracy. Themes which are identified with respect to this issue include the apparent increasing representation of marginalised groups within South African psychology, the conscious responsiveness of psychologists to post-apartheid policy imperatives and issues, their alignment with international theoretical trends, and finally, an increasing recognition of the political nature of South African psychology. The authors conclude that a more productive approach within future debates regarding relevance in psychology would be to examine the nature of knowledge production within the discipline. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy TI - The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24265 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24265 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | De la Rey C, Ipser J. The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy. South African Journal of Psychology. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24265. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Journal of Psychology | |
| dc.source.uri | http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/sapsyc | |
| dc.title | The call for relevance: South African psychology ten years after democracy | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |