Cross-Cultural Explorations
Activities in Culture and Psychology
Published on 20. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
387 pages
978-0-205-28520-4 (ISBN)
Description
This student activities workbook facilitates students' understanding and application of major concepts and principles in the study of culture and psychology. Featuring a wide range of engaging case studies, the workbook includes 90 activities that run the gamut from mini-experiments to library research projects. These activities address topics such as culture, race/ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and social class. Each one includes background information on the concept featured. In addition, the workbook is supported by a substantial Instructor's Manual that includes discussion questions, variations by course level, and suggestions for expanded writing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
871 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-28520-4 (9780205285204)
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02/2007
2nd Edition
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Content
Preface.
1.The Concept of Culture.
Is Psychology Culture Bound?
What Is Culture?
Understanding Culture Through Identity Groups.
A Search for Individualism and Collectivism.
Shopping for Cultural Values.
Cleanliness Beliefs.
Cultural Metaphors.
Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism.
Exploring the World Village.
A Global View of Psychology.
2.Culture and Psychological Research.
Functions of Cross-Cultural Research.
Insiders and Outsiders.
Emic and Etic Perspectives.
Measuring Ethnic Identity.
Writing Translatable Items.
Back Translation.
Pagtatanong-Tanong: An Indigenous Research Method.
Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research.
Toward a More Inclusive Psychology.
Designing Cross-Cultural Research.
3.Culture and Basic Processes.
Magical Thinking.
Implicit Theories of Intelligence.
Culture and Intelligence: Evaluating The Bell Curve.
Testing Cognitive Abilities Across Cultures.
Video Games as Cultural Artifacts.
Culture and Memory Strategies.
Culture and Aesthetics.
Interplanetary Perception.
Phonetic Symbolism.
Linguistic Relativity.
4.Culture and Developmental Processes.
Parental Ethnotheories.
Your Social Networks.
Formal and Informal Learning.
Home Culture and School Environment Fit.
A Culturally Appropriate Piagetian Task.
Culture and Perceptions of Growing Old.
Culture and Gender Role Expectations.
Peer Support of Academic Achievement.
Ethnographic Studies of Human Development.
Textbook Rewrite.
5.Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context.
The Interdependent and Independent Selves.
Collective Self-Esteem.
Biracial Identity.
Nicknaming Across Cultures.
Taboo Topics Across Cultures.
The Colors of Emotion.
Cultural Display Rules.
The Culture and Personality School.
Dear Sigmund (or Carl).
Culture and the Big Five.
6.Health, Stress, and Coping Across Cultures.
What Is Abnormal?
Culture and Health: The Ni Hon San Study.
Culture and the Treatment and Prevention of AIDS.
Explaining Cultural Differences in Drinking Behavior.
Culture and Mental Health Self-Quiz.
Altered States of Consciousness.
Culture-Specific Disorders.
Self-Help and Well-Being.
Client's and Counselor's Thoughts.
Culture and Psychotherapy.
7.Culture and Social Behavior.
Violating Cultural Norms.
The Teleconditioning of the College Classroom.
Culture and Attribution: The Self-Serving Bias.
Analyzing Insults.
Aggression Across Cultures: A Self-Quiz.
An Intercultural Conflict.
Work-Related Values.
Leadership Styles.
Love and Marriage.
Intercultural Partnerships.
8.Intergroup Relations.
Discrimination Incidents.
Exploring Privilege.
Institutional Discrimination.
Marginality and Privilege on a College Campus.
Learning to Be Prejudiced.
Cognitive Aspects of Stereotyping.
Perspectives on Prejudice.
Enemy Images.
The Contact Hypothesis.
Responding to Stereotypes.
9.Intercultural Interaction.
Communicating Humor Across Cultures.
Nonverbal Communication.
Conflict Communication Style.
Clock Time and Event Time.
Acculturative Stress.
A Culture Shock Interview.
Intercultural Competence: A Self-Assessment.
Studying Intercultural Competence.
The Culture Assimilator.
A Diversity Training Investigation.
Answers.
Appendix: Resources on Culture and Psychology.
1.The Concept of Culture.
Is Psychology Culture Bound?
What Is Culture?
Understanding Culture Through Identity Groups.
A Search for Individualism and Collectivism.
Shopping for Cultural Values.
Cleanliness Beliefs.
Cultural Metaphors.
Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism.
Exploring the World Village.
A Global View of Psychology.
2.Culture and Psychological Research.
Functions of Cross-Cultural Research.
Insiders and Outsiders.
Emic and Etic Perspectives.
Measuring Ethnic Identity.
Writing Translatable Items.
Back Translation.
Pagtatanong-Tanong: An Indigenous Research Method.
Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research.
Toward a More Inclusive Psychology.
Designing Cross-Cultural Research.
3.Culture and Basic Processes.
Magical Thinking.
Implicit Theories of Intelligence.
Culture and Intelligence: Evaluating The Bell Curve.
Testing Cognitive Abilities Across Cultures.
Video Games as Cultural Artifacts.
Culture and Memory Strategies.
Culture and Aesthetics.
Interplanetary Perception.
Phonetic Symbolism.
Linguistic Relativity.
4.Culture and Developmental Processes.
Parental Ethnotheories.
Your Social Networks.
Formal and Informal Learning.
Home Culture and School Environment Fit.
A Culturally Appropriate Piagetian Task.
Culture and Perceptions of Growing Old.
Culture and Gender Role Expectations.
Peer Support of Academic Achievement.
Ethnographic Studies of Human Development.
Textbook Rewrite.
5.Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context.
The Interdependent and Independent Selves.
Collective Self-Esteem.
Biracial Identity.
Nicknaming Across Cultures.
Taboo Topics Across Cultures.
The Colors of Emotion.
Cultural Display Rules.
The Culture and Personality School.
Dear Sigmund (or Carl).
Culture and the Big Five.
6.Health, Stress, and Coping Across Cultures.
What Is Abnormal?
Culture and Health: The Ni Hon San Study.
Culture and the Treatment and Prevention of AIDS.
Explaining Cultural Differences in Drinking Behavior.
Culture and Mental Health Self-Quiz.
Altered States of Consciousness.
Culture-Specific Disorders.
Self-Help and Well-Being.
Client's and Counselor's Thoughts.
Culture and Psychotherapy.
7.Culture and Social Behavior.
Violating Cultural Norms.
The Teleconditioning of the College Classroom.
Culture and Attribution: The Self-Serving Bias.
Analyzing Insults.
Aggression Across Cultures: A Self-Quiz.
An Intercultural Conflict.
Work-Related Values.
Leadership Styles.
Love and Marriage.
Intercultural Partnerships.
8.Intergroup Relations.
Discrimination Incidents.
Exploring Privilege.
Institutional Discrimination.
Marginality and Privilege on a College Campus.
Learning to Be Prejudiced.
Cognitive Aspects of Stereotyping.
Perspectives on Prejudice.
Enemy Images.
The Contact Hypothesis.
Responding to Stereotypes.
9.Intercultural Interaction.
Communicating Humor Across Cultures.
Nonverbal Communication.
Conflict Communication Style.
Clock Time and Event Time.
Acculturative Stress.
A Culture Shock Interview.
Intercultural Competence: A Self-Assessment.
Studying Intercultural Competence.
The Culture Assimilator.
A Diversity Training Investigation.
Answers.
Appendix: Resources on Culture and Psychology.