Title The psychology of Aboriginal Australians / edited G.E. Kearney ; P.R. De Lacey ; G.R. Davidson

Published Sydney ; New York : J. Wiley and Sons Australasia Pty. Ltd, <1973> Sydney : Wiley, 1973

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Description xii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents pt. 1. Early studies -- "Mental Man" and social evolutionary theory / A. Chase and J. von Sturmer -- Early psychological studies / G.E. Kearney -- pt. 2. Intelligence testing -- Mental tests with delinquents and Australian aboriginal children / S.D. Porteus -- Psychological tests on natives in the north west of western Australia / H.L. Fowler -- Intellectual development / D.W. McElwain and G.E. Kearney -- pt. 3. Concept development -- Classificatory ability / P.R. de Lacey -- The development of conservation / M.M. de Lemons -- Piagetian research in central Australia / P.R. Dasen -- Reasoning ability in adopted and fostered aboriginal children / P.R. Dasen, P.R. de Lacey and G.N. Seagrim -- Precausal and paracausal thinking / B. Nurcombe -- pt. 4. Deprivation and intervention -- Cultural deprivation and language deficit / B. Nurcombe and P. Moffitt -- Intervention in cultural deprivation / P. Moffitt, B. Nurcombe, M. Passmore and A. McNeilly -- pt. 5. Psycholinguistic studies -- Psycholinguistic abilities / G. Teasdale and F.M. Katz -- Verbal intelligence, operational thinking and environment / P.R. de Lacy -- A task analysis approach to language programming / N.W.M. Hart -- Language and pictoral representation / J.E. Cawte and L.G. Kiloh -- pt. 6. Cuture contact and adjustment -- Educational variables in integration / J.A. Keats -- Attitude change and conflict / J.L.M. Dawson -- Marginality, stress, and ethnic indentification / J.W. Berry -- The role of ethnic identification / E. Sommerlad and J.W. Berry -- What white Australians think / J.S. Western -- An index of contact / P.R. de Lacey -- pt. 7. Motivation -- Personality factors in the academic success of adolescent girls / B.H. Watts -- Value orientation / A.K. Eckermann -- Aspirations of children / I.R. Gough, M.M. Josephson, D.M. Justinis, J.F. Lodge and N.F. Senior -- pt. 8. Mental health -- Cultural identity and mental health / G.N. Bianchi, J.E. Cawte and L.G. Kiloh -- Patterns of behavior disorder among children / B. Nurcombe and J.E. Cawte -- The dispensary syndrome : origins of bodily preoccupations and sick role behaviour / G.N. Bianchi, D.W. McElwain and J.E. Cawte -- A hunger for stimuli : petrol inhalation / B. Nurcombe, G.N. Bianchi, J. Money and J.E. Cawte -- pt. 9. Traditional culture -- A sick society / J.E. Cawte -- Why we slit the penis / J.E. Cawte -- Sex training and traditions / J. Money, J.E. Cawte, G.N. Bianchi and B. Nurcombe Summary Includes many reprints of separately published papers; 1) Mental man and social evolutionary theory - A. Chase & J. von Sturmer; 2) Early psychological studies - G.E. Kearney; 3) Mental tests in delinquents and Australian Aboriginal children - S.D. Porteus; 4) Psychological tests on natives in the north west of Western Australia H.L. Fowler; 5) Intellectual development - D.W. McElwain & G.E. Kearney; 6) Classificatory ability - P.R. De Lacey; 7) The development of conservation - M.M. de Lemos; 8) Piagetian research in Central Australia - P.R. Dasen; 9) Reasoning ability in adopted and fostered Aboriginal children - P.R. Dasen, P.R. De Lacey & G.N. Seagrim; 10) Precausal and paracausal thinking - B. Nurcombe; 11) Cultural deprivation and language deficit - B. Nurcombe & P. Moffitt; 12) Intervention in cultural deprivation P. Moffitt, B. Nurcombe, M. Passmore & A. McNeilly; 13) Psycholinguistic abilities - G. Teasdale & F.M. Katz; 14) Verbal intelligence, operational thinking and environment - P.R. De Lacey; 15) A task analysis approach to language programming - N.W.M. Hart; 16) Language and pictorial representation J.E. Cawte & L.G. Kiloh; 17) Educational variables in integration - J.A. Keats; 18) Attitude change and conflict - J.L.M. Dawson; 19) Marginality, stress and ethnic identification - J.W. Berry; 20) The role of ethnic identification - E. Sommerlad & J.W. Berry; 21) What white Australians think J.S. Western; 22) An index of contact - P.R. De Lacey; 23) Personality factors in the academic success of adolescent girls - B.H. Watts; 24) Value orientation - A.K. Eckermann; 25) Aspirations of children - I.R. Gough, M.M. Josephson, D.M. Justins, J.F. Lodge & N.F. Senior; 26) Cultural identity and mental health - G.N. Bianchi, J.E. Cawte & L.G. Kiloh; 27) Patterns of behaviour disorder among children - B. Nurcombe and J.E. Cawte; 28) The dispensary syndrome; origins of bodily preoccupations and sick role behaviour - G.N. Bianchi, D.W. McElwain & J.E. Cawte; 29) A hunger for stimuli; petrol inhalation - B. Nurcombe, G.N. Bianchi, J. Money, & J.E. Cawte; 30) A sick society - J.E. Cawte; 31) Why we slit the penis - J.E. Cawte; 32) Sex training and traditions - J. Money, J.E. Cawte, G.N. Bianchi & B. Nurcombe; 33) Select bibliography - G.R. Davidson & G.E. Kearney; all readings listed separately in bibliography Analysis Aboriginal Australians Psychology Aboriginal Australians - Mental health Aboriginal Australians - Psychology Aborigines. Psychology. Australia. Essays Notes Aborigines. Psychology. Australia. Essays (ANB/PRECIS SIN 600175170) Includes indexes Bibliography Bibliography: pages [417]-430 Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection In English Subject Human biology - Physical anthropology - Human evolution Language - Linguistics - Psycholinguistics Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine Child welfare - Child / parent separation - Stolen generations Adolescence Psychology - Cognition - Intelligence Aboriginal Australians -- Languages. Aboriginal Australians -- Mental health. Aboriginal Australians -- Psychology. Anthropology, Cultural. Mental Health. Psychology. Social Adjustment. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Ethnopsychology. Psychology. SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 Author Davidson, G. R. (Graham R.) De Lacey, Philip R. (Philip Richard) Kearney, G. E. (George E.) LC no. 73000961 ISBN 0471462306 0471462314 (paperback) 9780471462309 9780471462316 (paperback)

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