American Studies 403 - Psychology and Popular Culture in the U

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Sewanee-The University of the South

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Did the World Wars "put psychology on the map" and convert Americans to the "therapeutic gospel" How is the polygraph test related to Wonder Woman Did humanistic psychology inspire Yippies and feminists in the 1960s - and can humanistic psychologists be "real men" This seminar explores such questions, using primary and secondary sources that link the history of psychology and popular culture in the U.S. Students evaluate critically the current popularization of psychology and explore relationships between popular and academic psychology. Prerequisite: four courses, in any combination, from psychology and American Studies, or permission of the instructor. (Credit, full course.) Bare

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sewanee.edu

Phone Number:

(931) 598-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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