Transforming Introductory Psychology Ian Prasad Philbrick Each section and many individual

Each section and many individual texts are prefaced by a brief editor's introduction explaining their background and context

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We are witnessing health care disparities based on race and ethnicity that are causing great suffering

and other mental health professionals address the mental health needs of LGBT people in the context of problems these individuals face in their everyday lives

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Transforming Introductory Psychology Ian Prasad Philbrick Each section and many individualEach year, well over a million undergraduate students take an introductory psychology course. This edited volume presents recommendations for designing and teaching this important course. The recommendations stem from an initiative of the American Psychological Association, which seeks to make introductory psychology a transformational experience for students. While some students taking the course will become psychology majors or even psychologists,