Writing and Psychology

Understanding Writing and Its Teaching from the Perspective of Composition Studies

Douglas Vipond

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 1993
• Print ISBN: 9780275946371
• eBook ISBN: 9780313020889
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Although psychology is steeped in writing, as a discipline it has developed little explicit understanding of writing. This is the first book to examine writing (and the teaching of writing) in psychology from the standpoint of composition studies, the scholarly field that specializes in the study and teaching of writing. The book's purpose is to develop a different, richer, more explicit understanding of writing than psychology presently has. Three major aspects of writing are discussed: audience, genre, and style. After examining these, the author draws implications for the teaching of writing in psychology. The work does not aim to tell psychologists how to write better; rather, it suggests how they might think differently about writing.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 Reversing the Polarity between Writing and Psychology
• Chapter 2 Beyond “Audience”: Understanding Writer–Reader Relationships in Psychology
• Chapter 3 The Genre Question in Psychology
• Chapter 4 The Elements of APA Style
• Chapter 5 Teaching Writing and Psychology
• Notes
• References
• Index