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Toward an Applied Aboriginal Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Graham Davidson
Graham Davidson*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences, University of Central Queensland
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Department of Social Sciences, University of Central Queensland, Rockhampton 4702, Australia
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Abstract

This essay discusses some impediments to, and prospects for, the development of applied Aboriginal psychologies from the perspectives of cross-cultural and cultural psychology. Aboriginal psychologies are said to differ from mainstream scientific psychology in terms of their research priorities, world views, problems to be addressed, methodologies, ideological commitments, and perceived usefulness. Aboriginal and nonaboriginal people's perceptions of mainstream psychology and psychologists and of priority community needs are reported to provide evidence for such differences.

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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 5 , 1992 , pp. 1 - 20
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea & University of Central Queensland 1992

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