Cultural Issues in Psychology

This book offers an engaging introduction to cultural and cross-cultural psychology. Offering an interdisciplinary approach to the key research theories and controversies that impact on human behaviour in a global context, this is the essential entry-level text for students taking psychology and related courses.

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Stevenson is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has been teaching Psychology since 1990 at a variety of levels, including A-Level and undergraduate. He now divides his time between writing, freelance training and lecturing. Klappentext This book offers an engaging introduction to cultural and cross-cultural psychology. Offering an interdisciplinary approach to the key research theories and controversies that impact on human behaviour in a global context, this is the essential entry-level text for students taking psychology and related courses. Zusammenfassung This book offers an engaging introduction to cultural and cross-cultural psychology. Offering an interdisciplinary approach to the key research theories and controversies that impact on human behaviour in a global context, this is the essential entry-level text for students taking psychology and related courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis How we got here: A short history of psychology across cultures Culture and its influence: Exploring a key concept in global psychology Cross-cultural Psychology: epistemology and ontology: Searching for human universals Cultural Psychology: epistemology and ontology: Alternative paradigms in global psychology Critical, Community and Indigenous Psychologies: What this chapter will teach you Culture, cognition and intellect: Thinking through cultures Culture, social cognition and social influence: Social psychology across cultures Culture and development: Childhood across cultures Culture and Psychopathology: Definitions, diagnoses and treatment across cultures Culture, acculturation, biculturalism and cosmopolitanism Answers to Reflective Exercises Glossary References ...

Autorentext

Andrew Stevenson is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has been teaching Psychology since 1990 at a variety of levels, including A-Level and undergraduate. He now divides his time between writing, freelance training and lecturing.

Inhalt

1. How we got here: A short history of psychology across cultures**

2. Culture and its influence: Exploring a key concept in global psychology

3. Cross-cultural Psychology: epistemology and ontology: Searching for human universals

4. Cultural Psychology: epistemology and ontology: Alternative paradigms in global psychology

5. Critical, Community and Indigenous Psychologies: What this chapter will teach you

6. Culture, cognition and intellect: Thinking through cultures

7. Culture, social cognition and social influence: Social psychology across cultures

8. Culture and development: Childhood across cultures

9. Culture and Psychopathology: Definitions, diagnoses and treatment across cultures

10. Culture, acculturation, biculturalism and cosmopolitanism Answers to Reflective Exercises

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