Topic 3 Discussion - Centralized or Marginalized Psychology PDF

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Assignment from Professor Matthew Giobbi's class....

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To answer the question of whether I consider myself to be part of the centralized psychology or marginalized psychology, I would have to say that I have more of a centralized position. I am part of the white, cognitive psychologist group, and I am definitely not considered inferior for that. As far as my relationship to other marginalized fields of psychology, I am unsure if I have any kind of connection at all. I understand that there are fields that may be taken less seriously or that are considered less important, but I have never come across the blatant marginalization of those fields. However, I do find it very interesting that we have this sort of power structure in psychology because I believe that all research is important to each field respectfully. Also, as far as marginalized groups in psychology, I think it’s useful to recognize that just because you don’t understand or if you don’t specialize in some field or topic, that does not make it unimportant. So for example, the types of psychology that were referred to, such as Buddhist psychology and Islamic psychology, may not be as prominent, but they are still just as important as other well-known, centralized fields....