Patrick Mattimore wrote:
> Taking a Polly Anna ish risk from a comfortable shelter in confronting the
> "big" questions.... how about a psychological science which confronts,
> answers, and then changes behaviors re. such items as:
> world starvation in the midst of plenty
> unhappiness
> violence
> Patrick Mattimore. South San Francisco High School
Many within psychology are concerned about these issues and are involved in
research and practice related to the amelioration of suffering globally. For
example, the American and Canadian Psychological Associations have
established a joint initiative concerning ethnopolitical conflict. One
immediate result of this initiative has been the establishment of The Solomon
Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict. Information concerning
the center can be found at: http://www.psych.upenn.edu/sacsec/indext.html
Additionally, it is imperative that we begin to integrate these topics into
the psychology curriculum. My paper entitled "Genocide, Mass Violence, and
Human Rights: A Path to Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum and
Promoting Social Responsibility" can be found at:
http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/flohandout.html This paper is an adaptation
of the poster that I presented this past year at NITOP.
Additionally, there are many organizations within psychology which address
global issues related to human rights and concerns. A partial list is
provided below.
Warm regards,
linda
Professional Organizations for Psychologists and Student Affiliates
Psychologists for Social Responsibility
PsySR
2607 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008 USA
http://www.rmc.edu/psysr/
Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace
Psychology - Division 48 of the APA
Division 48: Peace Psychology
Administrative Office
50 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 2002-4242
http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/~mstimac/Peace-Psychology.html
Psychologists for the Promotion of World Peace
P.O. Box 744
Bayswater, Victoria, 3153, Australia
http://www.bhs.mq.edu.au/aps/interest/ppowp/
International Psychology - Division 52 of the APA
Division 52-Administration Office
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242, USA
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/orgs/div52/
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
SPSSI Central Office
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.umich.edu/~sociss/
International Council of Psychologists
Kay C. Greene, Secretary-General
ICP Secretariat
30 Waterside Plaza
Suite 13E
New York, NY 10010-2630.
http://www.psych.swt.edu/ICP/
Interamerican Society of Psychology
Wanda C. Rodriguez Arocho
Universidad de Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 23345
San Juan, PR 00931-3345
http://www.sip-99.org.ve/
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linda m. woolf, ph.d.
associate professor - psychology
webster university
main webpage: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/
Holocaust and genocide studies pages:
http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/holocaust.html
womens' pages: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/women.html
gerontology pages: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/gero.html
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