2013
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2013.840965
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Sixty years of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP): Origins and development

Abstract: This paper presents a historical overview of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, which was founded on December 17, 1951, in Mexico City. Firstly, the historical circumstances of the foundation period are presented, as well as the people who made this organization possible, and the state of psychology on the American continent at that time. Secondly, the most important activities that the Interamerican Society of Psychology has developed during its 60 years are mentioned, such as the publication of books a… Show more

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“…En el amplio repertorio de las revistas periódicas, es igualmente necesario describir aquellos emprendimientos editoriales que surgieron con el objetivo de volverse una publicación de alcance regional, como en el caso de la Revista Interamericana de Psicología, la cual comenzó a editarse desde 1967, bajo los auspicios de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (Cassepp, 2004;Colotla, 2015;Gallegos, 2013). De igual forma, es necesario referir la importante trayectoria de la Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, fundada en 1969 por Rubén Ardila (Gallegos, 2010;Gutiérrez, Pérez-Acosta y Plata-Caviedes, 2009).…”
Section: Breve Historia De Las Publicaciones Periódicas En Cienciaunclassified
“…En el amplio repertorio de las revistas periódicas, es igualmente necesario describir aquellos emprendimientos editoriales que surgieron con el objetivo de volverse una publicación de alcance regional, como en el caso de la Revista Interamericana de Psicología, la cual comenzó a editarse desde 1967, bajo los auspicios de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (Cassepp, 2004;Colotla, 2015;Gallegos, 2013). De igual forma, es necesario referir la importante trayectoria de la Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, fundada en 1969 por Rubén Ardila (Gallegos, 2010;Gutiérrez, Pérez-Acosta y Plata-Caviedes, 2009).…”
Section: Breve Historia De Las Publicaciones Periódicas En Cienciaunclassified
“…Grande parte da historiografia da SIP está dedicada a examinar sua fundação e percurso histórico (Angelini, 2012;Gallegos, 2013), com forte acento em análises biográficas de personagens de destaque (Colotla & Urra, 2006). Em geral, tais trabalhos apresentam listas e informações factuais sobre os Congressos Interamericanos de Psicologia, ainda que não se dediquem a analisá-los, exceção feita ao trabalho de Gallegos (2012) sobre o I CIP.…”
Section: O VI Cip (Rio De Janeiro 1959)unclassified
“…At the organizational level, the Interamerican Society of Psychology (known as SIP, for its acronym in Spanish, Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología www.sipsych.org) is among the most significant promoters of North-Central-South dialogues, exchanges, and collaborations in psychology throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean (Gallegos, 2012b(Gallegos, , 2013Gallegos et al, 2018). SIP is a nonprofit, scientific, and professional organization, serving psychologists in the Americas and beyond.…”
Section: Interamerican Society Of Psychologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…SIP was founded on December 17, 1951 by a group of behavioral scientists that were attending the 4 th International Congress of Mental Health in Mexico City organized by the World Federation for Mental Health (Ferdman & Van Oss Marin, 1999). SIP's first president was Enrique Eduardo Krapf (a German psychiatrist who emigrated to Argentina in 1934), assisted by Werner Wolff as vice-president (a German born professor of psychology who taught at Bard College in New York from 1942 until 1957), and Oswaldo Robles as Secretary General (a Mexican physician, philosopher, and psychologist who taught at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) (Gallegos, 2012b(Gallegos, , 2013. Other members of the original Board included vice-presidents Jaime Barrios Peña (Guatemala), Carlos Nassar (Chile), and William Line (Canada) as well as treasurer Hernán Vergara (Colombia).…”
Section: Interamerican Society Of Psychologymentioning
confidence: 99%