首页
登录
职称英语
The Historical Background of Social Psychology1
The Historical Background of Social Psychology1
游客
2025-01-11
12
管理
问题
The Historical Background of Social Psychology
1 While the roots of social psychology lie in the intellectual soil of the whole western tradition, its present flowering is recognized to be characteristically an American phenomenon. One reason for the striking upsurge of social psychology in the United States lies in the pragmatic tradition of this country. National emergencies and conditions of social disruption provide special incentive to invent new techniques, and to strike out boldly for solutions to practical social problems. Social psychology began to flourish soon after the First World War. This event, followed by the great depression of the 1930s, by the rise of Hitler, the genocide of Jews, race riots, the Second World War and the atomic threat, stimulated all branches of social science. A special challenge fell to social psychology. The question was asked: How is it possible to preserve the values of freedom and individual rights under condition of mounting social strain and regimentation? Can science help provide an answer? This challenging question led to a burst of creative effort that added much to our understanding of the phenomena of leadership, public opinion, rumor, propaganda, prejudice, attitude change, morale, communication, decision-making, race relations, and conflicts of war.
2 Reviewing the decade that followed World War Ⅱ, Cartwright [1961] speaks of the "excitement and optimism" of American social psychologists, and notes "the tremendous increase in the total number of people calling themselves social psychologists". Most of these, we may add,show little awareness of the history of their field.
3 Practical and humanitarian motives have always played an important part in the development of social psychology, not only in America but in other lands as well. Yet there have been discordant and dissenting voices, in the opinion of Herbert Spencer in England, of Ludwig Gumplowicz in Austria, and of William Graham Sumner in the United States, it is both futile and dangerous for man to attempt to steer or to speed social change. Social evolution, they argue, requires time and obeys laws beyond the control of man. The only practical service of social science is to warn man not to interfere with the course of nature (or society). But these authors are in a minority. Most social psychologists share with Comte an optimistic view of man’s chances to better his way of life. Has he not already improved his health via biological sciences? Why should he not better his social relationships via social sciences? For the past century this optimistic outlook has persisted in the face of slender accomplishment to date. Human relations seem stubbornly set. Wars have not been abolished, labor troubles have not abated, and racial tensions are still with us. Give us time and give us money for research, the optimists say.
选项
A、because its roots are intellectually western in origin.
B、as a direct response to the great depression.
C、to meet the threat of Adolf Hitler and his policy of mass genocide.
D、because of its pragmatic traditions for dealing with social problems.
答案
D
解析
①upsurge增长,急剧上升,高涨,高潮
②strike out开辟(道路等),独立闯新路
③regimentation兵营化,一律化,严格管制
④discordant and dissenting不和谐的,抵触的,不一致的,持异议的
⑤to date迄今为止
此题为细节理解题。据第1段第2句可知。A、B、C均为对第1段第4句的误解。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3907769.html
相关试题推荐
SocialpsychologydevelopedintheUSA[br]Whobelievedthatmancaninfluence
ClassicIntentionMovementInsocialsituations,theclassicInte
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid’spersonalbackground
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid’spersonalbackground
Inadditiontothenationalsocialsecuritysystem,17specialpensionschem
Ahistoricalstudyoflanguageisastudyof______language.A、synchronicB、diac
Historicaldevelopmentsofthepasthalfcenturyandtheinventionofmodern
Historicaldevelopmentsofthepasthalfcenturyandtheinventionofmodern
Historicaldevelopmentsofthepasthalfcenturyandtheinventionofmodern
Historicaldevelopmentsofthepasthalfcenturyandtheinventionofmodern
随机试题
______nogravity,therewouldbenoairaroundtheearth.A、WerethereB、Therewe
Subwaysareundergroundtrains,whichusuallyoperate24hoursaday.Theya
[originaltext]M:Sowhat’syourtrouble?W:Well,doctor,,Ihaven’tbeenfeeli
Today’spolicemeninlargecitiesthroughouttheworld【C1】______onmodeminv
习近平新时代中国学习的纲要提出( )是维护社会公平正义的最后一道防线。A、公正
安全审计(securityaudit)是通过测试公司信息系统对一套确定标准的符合
急诊室抬来25岁妊娠39周初产妇,家属代述乡医院诊断为肩先露,嘱去大医院处理。经
我国社会工作专业实践的价值观,不包括()。A.以人民为中心,回应社会需要
期货公司()应当在风险监管报表上签字确认,并应当保证其真实、准确、完整。A.法
(2016年真题)甲为庆祝好友乙60岁生日,拟赠与其古董瓷瓶一只。但双方约定,瓷
最新回复
(
0
)