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To what extent do you think that psychology should be useful to society?
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To what extent do you think that social psychology should be useful to society? When first confronted with the phrase 'useful to society' what first comes to mind are inventions, institutions, agreements and public policies that benefit an undefined, large-scale 'macro' group. Further reflection reveals this as an assumption which must be questioned. What is society? Is it an abstract group that transcends international borders, a demographic stratum of 'civilized' people, the groups that make up a nation, or all individuals that may be influenced in some way? What does it mean to be useful to these people? Must they all benefit and understand, agree with and accept what they are told is good for them? Or perhaps an action is useful if more people are positively affected than detrimentally affected. These questions become more complex when attempting to assess the potential applications that a branch of knowledge such as social...
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