The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 5-20

  Stanton, Mark ^a  

^a AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disequilibrium created in epistemological change process; Epistemological transformation; Family psychologists epistemology in determining sources and organization of knowledge; Family psychology and fundamental paradigm shift from western individualism to systemic complexity; Family psychology psychology utilizing systemic epistemology; Important concepts as part of the thinking process; Individual, interpersonal, and macrosystemic factors; Needing "epistemological shock" to challenge worldview; Systemic "family psychology" paradigm and systemic paradigm of family psychology; Systemic epistemology of family psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885701123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444310238.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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