Elena Mustakova-Possardt Knihy

Empowered moral consciousness is examined through the lens of critical consciousness, building on Freirean concepts within a historical context of societal transformation. The book integrates moral psychology, critical theory, and cultural critique with empirical research, revealing new insights into human motivation and spiritual potential at the 21st century's onset. It details the evolution of critical consciousness across three stages—Pre-CC, Transitional CC, and mature CC—using cross-cultural case studies to illustrate the dynamics between ordinary individuals and moral leaders.

This book explores the concept of “socially-responsible psychology in a global age” and how it might be used to organize, integrate and bring enhanced focus a field that has the potential to contribute to solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. In this volume, the editors explore the central and defining features of socially-responsible psychology, challenges that this work would face, and the mechanisms and processes by which psychological work could be synergistically integrated with the work of other disciplines. For this purpose, the volume also examines a variety of factors currently that limit psychology in carrying out this goal.