Abstract
The sections in this chapter cover two major controversies in psychological research. The first concerns whether it is appropriate to think of psychology as science. The second is to do with forms of cultural bias in psychological research and how they may be overcome.
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Further reading
Gross, R.D. (1995). Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Chapters 6, 8 and 11 cover issues of feminism in psychology, cross-cultural psychology and psychology as a science in some depth.
Howitt, D. and Owusu-Bempah, J. (1994). The Racism of Psychology: Time for Change. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf. A subtle account of how psychology has supported racism throughout its history, and how antiracist psychology can be followed in the future.
Matlin, M. (1992). Feminist Perspectives in Therapy New York: Wiley. The early chapters in particular are useful for general information about how women have been, and are, regarded in psychology.
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Malim, T., Birch, A. (1998). Controversies in psychological research. In: Introductory Psychology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14186-9_4
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