The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology

• Author : Jaan Valsiner
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 08 March 2012

The goal of cultural psychology is to explain the ways in which human cultural constructions -- for example, rituals, stereotypes, and meanings -- organize and direct human acting, feeling, and thinking in different social contexts. A rapidly growing, international field of scholarship, cultural psychology is ready for an interdisciplinary, primary resource. Linking psychology, anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and history, The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology is the quintessential volume that unites the variable perspectives from these disciplines. Comprised of over

• Author : David Ricky Matsumoto,Linda Pailiang Juang
• Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Release : 18 October 2021

1. An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology: Understanding and Defining Culture. 2. Cross-Cultural Research Methods. 3. Ethnocentrism, Prejudice, and Stereotypes. 4. Culture and Basic Psychological Processes. 5. Enculturation. 6. Culture and Developmental Processes. 7. Culture and Gender. 8. Culture and Health. 9. Culture and Emotion. 10. Culture, Language, and Communication. 11. Culture, Self, and Personality. 12. Culture and Abnormality. 13. Culture, Testing and Treatment. 14. Culture and Social Behavior. 15. Culture and Organizations. 16. Conclusion.

• Author : David Matsumoto
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 20 September 2001

This book provides a state of the art review of selected areas and topics in cross-cultural psychology written by eminent figures in the field. Each chapter not only reviews the latest research in its respective area, but also goes further in integrating and synthesizing across areas. The Handbook of Culture and Psychology is a unique and timely contribution that should serve as a valuable reference and guide for beginning researchers and scholars alike.

• Author : Dov Cohen,Shinobu Kitayama
• Publisher : Guilford Publications
• Release : 21 October 2020

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook offers the authoritative presentation of theories, methods, and applications in the dynamic field of cultural psychology. Leading scholars review state-of-the-art empirical research on how culture affects nearly every aspect of human functioning. The volume examines how topics fundamental to psychology--such as cognition, emotion, motivation, development, and mental health--are influenced by cultural meanings and practices. It also addresses the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of cultural stability and change. The second edition reflects important advances

• Author : Michele J. Gelfand,Chi-yue Chiu,Ying-yi Hong
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 06 February 2013

With applications throughout the social sciences, culture and psychology is a rapidly growing field that has experienced a surge in publications over the last decade. From this proliferation of books, chapters, and journal articles, exciting developments have emerged in the relationship of culture to cognitive processes, human development, psychopathology, social behavior, organizational behavior, neuroscience, language, marketing, and other topics. In recognition of this exponential growth, Advances in Culture and Psychology is the first annual series to offer state-of-the-art reviews of

• Author : Angela K.-y. Leung,Chi-yue Chiu,Ying-yi Hong
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 06 December 2010

With the rapid growth of knowledge concerning ethnic and national group differences in human behaviors in the last two decades, researchers are increasingly curious as to why, how, and when such differences surface. The field is ready to leapfrog from a descriptive science of group differences to a science of cultural processes. The goal of this book is to lay the theoretical foundation for this exciting development by proposing an original process model of culture. This new perspective discusses and

• Author : Jaan Valsiner
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 21 July 2014

Instructors - Electronic inspection copies are available or contact your local sales representative for an inspection copy of the print version. An Invitation to Cultural Psychology looks at the everyday life worlds of human beings through the lens of a new synthetic perspective in cultural psychology – that of semiotic dynamics. Based on historical work from many different fields in the social and behavioural sciences, and the humanities too, this perspective applied to cultural psychology suggests that human beings are constantly

• Author : Michele J. Gelfand,Chi-Yue Chiu,Ying-Yi Hong
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release : 30 April 2015

With applications throughout the social sciences, culture and psychology is a rapidly growing field that has experienced a surge in publications over the last decade. From this proliferation of books, chapters, and journal articles, exciting developments have emerged in the relationship of culture to cognitive processes, human development, psychopathology, social behavior, organizational behavior, neuroscience, language, marketing, and other topics. In recognition of this exponential growth, Advances in Culture and Psychology is the first annual series to offer state-of-the-art reviews of

• Author : Kenneth D. Keith
• Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
• Release : 04 June 2019

Explains and explores the important areas of psychology through a cultural perspective This book addresses key areas of psychology, placing them in cultural perspective via a comprehensive overview of current work integrating culture across the major subfields of psychological science. Chapters explore the relation of culture to psychological phenomena, starting with introductory and research foundations, and moving to clinical and social principles and applications. It covers the subfields that are of most importance to undergraduates and beginning graduates, such as

• Author : Nancy Rule Goldberger
• Publisher : NYU Press
• Release : 01 August 1995

"The Culture and Psychology Reader gathers a wide range of contributors to present a comprehensive guide to the myriad issues at the nexus of culture and psychology. What role have culture, race, and ethnicity assumed--or, rather, been allocated--in American psychology? How do traditionally marginalized groups, such as African-Americans, poor women, lesbians and gays, and bicultural people, perceive themselves and what can this tell us about the interplay between culture and psychology?" -- From publisher's website.

• Author : Michele J. Gelfand,Chi-yue Chiu,Ying-yi Hong
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 15 February 2018

With applications throughout the social sciences, culture and psychology is a rapidly growing field that has experienced a surge in publications over the last decade. From this proliferation of books, chapters, and journal articles, exciting developments have emerged in the relationship of culture to cognitive processes, human development, psychopathology, social behavior, organizational behavior, neuroscience, language, marketing, and other topics. In recognition of this exponential growth, Advances in Culture and Psychology is the first annual series to offer state-of-the-art reviews of

• Author : John Adamopoulos,Yoshihisa Kashima
• Publisher : SAGE Publications
• Release : 28 July 1999

Social Psychology and Cultural Context is the first survey of social psychology to integrate cross-cultural issues. The book not only utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture but also reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross-cultural psychology. Written by world-renowned specialists, the chapters in this volume offer valuable insights to students and researchers in both cross-cultural and social psychology.

• Author : Giuseppe Mantovani
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 18 October 2021

In Exploring Borders Giuseppe Mantovani highlights and explores the ways in which culture acts as a framework organising our experience. He emphasises the differences across and between cultures and examines the depths to which these can go. He also analyses the functions of culture, including: mediation, meaning-making, and forming a repertory of values and principles. Finally, he considers some of the challenges raised by taking a cultural perspective and examines how these may be addressed in society. This highly original

• Author : Susan B. Goldstein
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 15 May 2019

It is only in recent decades that psychology as an academic discipline has begun to recognize the importance of a cultural perspective. From cross-cultural psychology through to psychological anthropology, psychologists have taken a number of approaches to studying the role of culture in human behavior. This comprehensive workbook is designed to facilitate students’ understanding and application of major concepts and principles of culture and psychology. The fully updated new edition features over 100 case studies, self-administered scales, mini-experiments, and library research

• Author : Colleen A. Ward,Stephen Bochner,Adrian Furnham
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 18 October 2021

Incorporates over a decade of new research and material on coping with the causes and consequencs that instigate culture shock, this can occur when a person is transported from a familiar to an alien culture.