Cross-Cultural Explorations
Activities in Culture and Psychology
2nd Edition
Published on 14. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-205-48485-0 (ISBN)
Description
This activities workbook is designed to facilitate students' understanding and application of major concepts and principles in the study of culture and psychology. The 90 activities in this workbook feature a wide range of engaging case studies, self-administered scales, mini-experiments, and library research projects, addressing topics such as culture, race/ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and social class.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-48485-0 (9780205484850)
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Susan Goldstein is Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands.
Content
Chapter 1. The Concept of Culture
1.1 Is Psychology Culture Bound?
1.2 What Is Culture?
1.3 The Role of Religion in Understanding Culture
1.4 A Search for Individualism and Collectivism
1.5 Shopping for Cultural Values
1.6 Cleanliness Beliefs
1.7 Cultural Metaphors
1.8 Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism
1.9 Exploring the World Village
1.10 A Global View of Psychology
Chapter 2. Culture and Psychological Research
2.1 Functions of Cross-Cultural Research
2.2 Insiders and Outsiders
2.3 Emic and Etic Perspectives
2.4 Measuring Ethnic Identity
2.5 Writing Translatable Items
2.6 Back Translation
2.7 Pagtatanong-Tanong: An Indigenous Research Method
2.8 Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research
2.9 Toward a More Inclusive Psychology
2.10 Designing Cross-Cultural Research
Chapter 3. Culture and Basic Processes
3.1 Magical Thinking
3.2 Implicit Theories of Intelligence
3.3 Race and IQ: Evaluating the Assumptions
3.4 Testing Cognitive Abilities across Cultures
3.5 Video Games as Cultural Artifacts
3.6 Culture and Memory Strategies
3.7 Culture and Aesthetics
3.8 Interplanetary Perception
3.9 Sound Symbolism
3.10 Linguistic Relativity
Chapter 4. Culture and Developmental Processes
4.1 Parental Ethnotheories
4.2 Your Social Networks
4.3 Formal and Informal Learning
4.4 Home Culture and School Environment Fit
4.5 A Culturally Appropriate Piagetian Task
4.6 The Resilience of Child Soldiers
4.7 Culture and Gender Role Expectations
4.8 Culture and Perceptions of Growing Old
4.9 Ethnographic Studies of Human Development
4.10 Textbook Rewrite
Chapter 5. Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context
5.1 The Interdependent and Independent Selves
5.2 Multiple and Shifting Identities
5.3 Biracial Identity
5.4 Nicknaming across Cultures
5.5 Taboo Topics across Cultures
5.6 The Colors of Emotion
5.7 Cultural Display Rules
5.8 The Culture and Personality School-Old and New
5.9 Dear Sigmund (or Carl)
5.10 Culture and the Big Five
Chapter 6. Health, Stress, and Coping across Cultures
6.1 What Is Abnormal?
6.2 Culture and Health: The Ni Hon San Study
6.3 Culture and the Treatment and Prevention of HIV/AIDS
6.4 Explaining Cultural Differences in Drinking Behavior
6.5 Culture and Mental Health Self-Quiz
6.6 Altered States of Consciousness
6.7 Culture-Specific Disorders
6.8 Self-Help and Well-Being
6.9 Client's and Counselor's Thoughts
6.10 Culture and Psychotherapy
Chapter 7. Culture and Social Behavior
7.1 Violating Cultural Norms
7.2 The Teleconditioning of the College Classroom
7.3 Ethnic Communities in Cyberspace
7.4 Analyzing Insults
7.5 Aggression across Cultures: A Self-Quiz
7.6 An Intercultural Conflict
7.7 Work-Related Values
7.8 Leadership Styles
7.9 Love and Marriage
7.10 Intercultural Partnerships
Chapter 8. Intergroup Relations
8.1 Discrimination Incidents
8.2 Exploring Privilege
8.3 Institutional Discrimination
8.4 Marginality and Privilege on a College Campus
8.5 Internalized Oppression
8.6 Cognitive Aspects of Stereotyping
8.7 The Psychology of Ethnopolitical Warfare
8.8 Enemy Images
8.9 The Contact Hypothesis
8.10 Responding to Stereotypes
Chapter 9. Intercultural Interaction
9.1 Communicating Humor across Cultures
9.2 Nonverbal Communication
9.3 Conflict Communication Style
9.4 Clock Time and Event Time
9.5 Acculturation Strategies
9.6 A Culture Shock Interview
9.7 Intercultural Competence: A Self-Assessment
9.8 The Psychology of Tourism
9.9 The Culture Assimilator
9.10 A Diversity Training Investigation
1.1 Is Psychology Culture Bound?
1.2 What Is Culture?
1.3 The Role of Religion in Understanding Culture
1.4 A Search for Individualism and Collectivism
1.5 Shopping for Cultural Values
1.6 Cleanliness Beliefs
1.7 Cultural Metaphors
1.8 Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism
1.9 Exploring the World Village
1.10 A Global View of Psychology
Chapter 2. Culture and Psychological Research
2.1 Functions of Cross-Cultural Research
2.2 Insiders and Outsiders
2.3 Emic and Etic Perspectives
2.4 Measuring Ethnic Identity
2.5 Writing Translatable Items
2.6 Back Translation
2.7 Pagtatanong-Tanong: An Indigenous Research Method
2.8 Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research
2.9 Toward a More Inclusive Psychology
2.10 Designing Cross-Cultural Research
Chapter 3. Culture and Basic Processes
3.1 Magical Thinking
3.2 Implicit Theories of Intelligence
3.3 Race and IQ: Evaluating the Assumptions
3.4 Testing Cognitive Abilities across Cultures
3.5 Video Games as Cultural Artifacts
3.6 Culture and Memory Strategies
3.7 Culture and Aesthetics
3.8 Interplanetary Perception
3.9 Sound Symbolism
3.10 Linguistic Relativity
Chapter 4. Culture and Developmental Processes
4.1 Parental Ethnotheories
4.2 Your Social Networks
4.3 Formal and Informal Learning
4.4 Home Culture and School Environment Fit
4.5 A Culturally Appropriate Piagetian Task
4.6 The Resilience of Child Soldiers
4.7 Culture and Gender Role Expectations
4.8 Culture and Perceptions of Growing Old
4.9 Ethnographic Studies of Human Development
4.10 Textbook Rewrite
Chapter 5. Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context
5.1 The Interdependent and Independent Selves
5.2 Multiple and Shifting Identities
5.3 Biracial Identity
5.4 Nicknaming across Cultures
5.5 Taboo Topics across Cultures
5.6 The Colors of Emotion
5.7 Cultural Display Rules
5.8 The Culture and Personality School-Old and New
5.9 Dear Sigmund (or Carl)
5.10 Culture and the Big Five
Chapter 6. Health, Stress, and Coping across Cultures
6.1 What Is Abnormal?
6.2 Culture and Health: The Ni Hon San Study
6.3 Culture and the Treatment and Prevention of HIV/AIDS
6.4 Explaining Cultural Differences in Drinking Behavior
6.5 Culture and Mental Health Self-Quiz
6.6 Altered States of Consciousness
6.7 Culture-Specific Disorders
6.8 Self-Help and Well-Being
6.9 Client's and Counselor's Thoughts
6.10 Culture and Psychotherapy
Chapter 7. Culture and Social Behavior
7.1 Violating Cultural Norms
7.2 The Teleconditioning of the College Classroom
7.3 Ethnic Communities in Cyberspace
7.4 Analyzing Insults
7.5 Aggression across Cultures: A Self-Quiz
7.6 An Intercultural Conflict
7.7 Work-Related Values
7.8 Leadership Styles
7.9 Love and Marriage
7.10 Intercultural Partnerships
Chapter 8. Intergroup Relations
8.1 Discrimination Incidents
8.2 Exploring Privilege
8.3 Institutional Discrimination
8.4 Marginality and Privilege on a College Campus
8.5 Internalized Oppression
8.6 Cognitive Aspects of Stereotyping
8.7 The Psychology of Ethnopolitical Warfare
8.8 Enemy Images
8.9 The Contact Hypothesis
8.10 Responding to Stereotypes
Chapter 9. Intercultural Interaction
9.1 Communicating Humor across Cultures
9.2 Nonverbal Communication
9.3 Conflict Communication Style
9.4 Clock Time and Event Time
9.5 Acculturation Strategies
9.6 A Culture Shock Interview
9.7 Intercultural Competence: A Self-Assessment
9.8 The Psychology of Tourism
9.9 The Culture Assimilator
9.10 A Diversity Training Investigation