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Mercedes B. Concepcion (born June 10, 1928) is a Filipino social scientist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2010. Concepcion was also dubbed the "Mother of Asian Demography" because of her contributions in population studies and policy within the region.
As a social scientist, her activities centered on inequality, health, capacity development, gender, and the environment. She was a pioneer of the concept of participatory development. She published widely, addressing topics such as rice and potato agriculture, the role of women, the administration of agricultural schools, the protein gap, the ...
In 1978, Martinez was awarded the Social Worker of the Year Award by the governments Professional Regulations Commissions. [4] The public Josefa Jara Martinez High School was named after her. In 1994, she was featured on a Philippine stamp, [ 2 ] and a plaque was erected in her honour at the Philippine Women's University.
The Order of National Social Scientists, abbreviated as ONSS (Filipino: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham Panlipunan) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines. The Order of National Social Scientists is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos for life achievement in the Social Sciences.
Enriquez's work inspired Filipino researchers with the concept of Western research methods in psychology and has broadened the view of cross-cultural psychology. Filipino psychology remains a controversial topic. From the perspective of future development, Filipino psychology will pay more attention to individual and feminist treatments.
Alfredo Villagracia Lagmay (August 14, 1919 –December 15, 2005) was a respected Filipino psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University and trained under the psychologist and founder of the radical behaviorism movement B.F. Skinner .
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