Well, I am slogging my way through Gravity's Rainbow this summer. There is LOTS of Psychology in it - particularly Pavlov - but as you know if you have read it, it is probably not a great choice for intro.
A Clockwork Orange is good for behavioral stuff. Shutter Island has some interesting psychobiological themes. -- Jim Dougan At 07:18 PM 6/27/2010, you wrote: >On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:26:22 -0700, Bill Hill wrote: > >Greetings: > > > >I will be teaching a Honors Intro section in the fall using classic > >novels and great books to illustrate major theories. Rather than > >a traditional intro text, I have selected a honors text that provides > >an overview of 6 theoretical perspectives: Biological, Psychoanalysis, > > Behaviorism, Humanistic, Cognitive, Evolutionary, and Sociocultural. > > > >I am seeking some recommendations for classic novels to use as > >additional readings and discussion for the theoretical perspective. > >To prime your thinking, one novel I am considering is Huxley's > >Brave New World. Additional suggestions for particular theories?? > >Out of curiosity, which theoretical perspective(s) do you think Huxley's >"Brave New World" represents? For those who haven't read the >book and its background recently, see the following as one source: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_new_world > >-Mike Palij >New York University >[email protected] > > > > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >To unsubscribe click here: >http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13263.f23077b60542b92033df4d2e208706de&n=T&l=tips&o=3336 >or send a blank email to >leave-3336-13263.f23077b60542b92033df4d2e20870...@fsulist.frostburg.edu *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Be sure to see my blog! http://hippieprofessor.com --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3338 or send a blank email to leave-3338-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
