Psychology Volumes 1-5 ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations

The Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) Survey in Psychology is the last among a series of academic social science surveys undertaken by the nodal governmental agency of social research in India. In five volumes, this Survey evaluate developments in the discipline of psychology in terms of its theoretical, methodological, and applied endeavours in India in the last decade. Together they assess progress made in psychological scholarship and thereby help consolidate disciplinary developments. Each of the chapters in the five volumes demonstrates multidirectional developments emerging in the discipline of psychology in India. The Survey is an exercise in discipline building, rooted in the changing national context, incorporating multiple theoretical strands, and enabling cross-disciplinary dialogue. The first volume discusses the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural traditions of India and sets the context for the subsequent volumes. It traces the narrative of the discipline from its inception in the Indian colonial past and presents a detailed account of its present status. The second volume delves into the themes of cognitive and affective psychology. Volume three focuses on the relationship between the individual and the social. The fourth volume explores organizational psychology in India, and the last volume expands on themes in contemporary mental health research. A comprehensive assessment of the way psychology research is evolving in India, the Survey covers key disciplinary concepts, recent trends, and indigenous perspectives.

Table of Contents

Volume 1: EXPLORATIONS INTO PSYCHE AND PSYCHOLOGY: SOME EMERGING PERSPECTIVES
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. The Nature of Mind
K. Ramakrishna Rao
2. The Mundane and Incorporeal Aspects of Yoga Psychology
Chandra Bhal Dwivedi
3. Religious Behavior: Psycho-Social Perspectives
Preeti Kapur and Girishwar Misra
4. Unity of the Individual and the Collective
Rama.C.Tripathi
5. Wanted a new conceptual framework for doing psychology in India: Is a public psychology possible?
U. Vindhya
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

Volume 2: COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PROCESSES
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Cognitive Science: Conceptual Advances and Status of Research in India
Narayanan Srinivasan
2. Culture, Cognition, and Pedagogy
Bharati Baveja
3. Applied Cognition
Vanita Sondhi and R.C. Mishra
4. Positive Psychology: Fuzzy Boundaries, Growing Pains, and Emerging Challenges
Seema Mehrotra and RavikeshTripathi
5. Epithymetics: The Psychology of Desire
Rukmini Bhaya Nair
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

Volume 3: INDIVIDUAL AND THE SOCIAL: PROCESSES AND ISSUES
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Personality Studies in India
J.K. Singh and N.S. Tung
2. Socialization and Parenting: Mapping the Indian Landscape
Shagufa Kapadia
3. Family, Identity, and the Individual in India
Nandita Chaudhary and Shashi Shukla
4. Identity Discourse: From Negotiations to Harmony in Plural Societieis
Purnima Singh and Roomana N. Siddiqui
5. Evolution of Individual and Social Behavior: Contribution of Animal Behavior Research
Mewa Singh, Mridula Singh, and H.K. Nagaranjini
6. The Media Environment: Risks and Opportunities for Young People
Usha S. Nayar and Priya Nayar
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume 4: PSYCHOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Organizational Performance Research in India: A Review and Future Research Agenda
Shailendra Singh and Vishal Gupta
2. Burnout, Organisational Cynicism, Alienation: Review of Negative Workplace Attitudes, Behaviours, and Cognitions
Neharika Vohra, Nisha Nair, and Rahul Sheel
3. Ethical Leadership in India: A Review of Theory and Research
Kanika T. Bhal
4. Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Corporate Life: Implications for Organizational Behaviour
Sunita Singh Sengupta and Ayesha Sengupta
5. Spectacle of the Consumer: Reading the Consumption Metaphors
Sonali De
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume 5: THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Foreword by B.B. Kumar
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. On the Nature of Mind
K. Ramakrishna Rao
2. The Mundane and Incorporeal Aspects of Yoga Psychology
Chandra Bhal Dwivedi
3. Evolution of Individual and Social Behaviour: Contribution of Animal Behaviour Research
Mewa Singh, Mridula Singh, and H.K. Nagaranjini
4. Wanted a New Conceptual Framework for Doing Psychology in India: Is a Public Psychology Possible?
U. Vindhya
5. Facing the Challenge: Understanding Mind and Behaviour 369
Girishwar Misra and Raghubir Singh Pirta
Index
Notes on Editor and Contributors