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Psychology and Societal Development: Indian Context

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This chapter reviews concerns and work of Indian psychologists in understanding development-related issues and contributions of psychological research in solution of development-related problems both at individual and societal levels. It also identifies and discusses a number of new challenges related to societal development and the way these problems are addressed by psychologists worldwide. The Sustainable Development Goals of the UN are discussed to set a future agenda for development psychologists in India to understand and facilitate the process of the development agenda.

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Pandey, J. (2019). Psychology and Societal Development: Indian Context. In: Pandey, J., Kumar, R., Thapa, K. (eds) Psychological Perspectives on Diversity and Social Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3341-5_10

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