ISBN:
9781405198042
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9781405198059
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (xv, 577 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Paralleltitel:
Druckausg. Cross-cultural psychology
DDC:
155.8/2
Schlagwort(e):
Ethnopsychology Cross-cultural studies
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Ethnopsychology
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Ethnopsychology
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Ethnopsychologie
Kurzfassung:
This book situates the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective, exploring the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena, from introduction and research foundations to clinical and social principles and applications. Includes contributions from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers Brings together new perspectives and research findings with established psychological principles Organized around key issues of contemporary cross-cultural psychology, including ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality and their role in research methods Argu
Kurzfassung:
This book situates the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective, exploring the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena, from introduction and research foundations to clinical and social principles and applications. Includes contributions from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers Brings together new perspectives and research findings with established psychological principles Organized around key issues of contemporary cross-cultural psychology, including ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality and their role in research methods Argu
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cross-Cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Basic Concepts; Part II Approaches to Cross-Cultural Research; Part III Development; Part IV Cognition; Part V Gender and Sex Roles; Part VI Health, Disorders, and Treatment; Part VII Emotion and Well-Being; Part VIII Language and Communication; Part IX Personality; Part X Social Psychology; Part XI Concluding Thoughts; Index
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Basic concepts. Introduction to cross-cultural psychology / Kenneth D. KeithEthnocentrism: seeing the world from where we stand / Kenneth D. Keith -- Approaches to cross-cultural research. Methodological and conceptual issues in cross-cultural research / Bernard C. Beins -- Why diversity matters: the power of inclusion in research methods / Linda M. Woolf and Michael R. Hulsizer -- Development. Child development across cultures / Adriana Molitor and Hui-Chin Hsu -- Cultural variations in perceptions of aging / James T. Gire -- Cognition. Culture and cognition / Michael Cole and Martin Packer -- Cultural differences in visual perception of color, illusions, depth, and pictures / William L. Phillips -- Cross-cultural approaches and issues in educational assessment / Howard T. Everson -- A cross-cultural approach to deconstructing cognitive processes in the mathematics classroom: Japan and the United States / Noriyuki Inoue -- Gender and sex roles. Women across cultures / Hilary Lips and Katie Lawson -- Experiences of sexual minorities in diverse cultures / Linh Nguyen Littleford and Mary E. Kite -- Health, disorders, and treatment. Cultural influences on health / Regan A.R. Gurung -- Culture and psychotherapy: searching for an empirically supported relationship / Junko Tanaka-Matsumi -- Evidence-based interventions for culturally diverse children and adolescents: the case of Mexican American youth / Kristen McCabe and Allison Christian -- International perspectives on intellectual disability / Robert L. Schalock -- Emotion and well-being. Culture, emotion, and expression / David Matsumoto and Hyi-Sung Hwang -- Happiness around the world / Jennifer Zwolinski -- Wellbeing across cultures: issues of measurement and the interpretation of data / Robert A. Cummins and Anna L.D. Lau -- Language and communication. Language and culture: commonality, variation, and mistaken assumptions / David S. Kreiner -- Crossing boundaries: cross-cultural communication / Leeva Chung -- Personality. Culture and theories of personality: Western, Confucian, and Buddhist perspectives / Peter J. Giordano -- East meets West: the non-self versus the reified self / Yozan Dirk Mosig -- Social psychology. Multiple dimensions of human diversity / Loreto R. Prieto and Sara Schwatken -- Cross-cultural differences and similarities in attribution / Anne M. Koenig and Kristy K. Dean -- The importance of attractiveness across cultures / Stephanie L. Anderson -- Multicultural identity development: theory and research / Richard L. Miller -- Cross-cultural organizational psychology: an African perspective / Terence Jackson -- Concluding thoughts. Cross-cultural psychology in perspective: what does the future hold? / Kenneth D. Keith.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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