Health and cross-cultural psychology : toward applications
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Health and cross-cultural psychology : toward applications
(Cross-cultural research and methodology series, v. 10)
Sage Publications, c1988
Available at 19 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Published on behalf of the World Health Organization."
Includes bibliographies and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Health, in the sense of `quality of life` rather than `absence of disease', is a universal goal in spite of cultural variations in the way it is defined and achieved. This book provides material from cross-cultural psychology for application in the development of a healthy society. Health and Cross-Cultural Psychology, while it points to leads for action, is not designed as a book of recipes - rather it summarizes the relevant research findings and scrutinizes the methodology through which they were established. Where necessary, the contributors focus on the need and direction for future research.
Table of Contents
Introduction - P R Dasen, J W Berry and N Sartorius
PART ONE: HEALTHY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Diversity of Socialization and Social Change - C Kagitcibasi
The Family Scenario in a Developing Country and its Implications for Mental Health - D Sinha
The Case of India
Psychocultural Antecedents of Male Aggression - M H Segall
Some Implications Involving Gender, Parenting, and Adolescence
`Appropriate Education' and Literacy in the Third World - D A Wagner
The Usefulness of a Cross-Cultural Approach in Studies of Malnutrition and Psychological Development - P R Dasen and C M Super
PART TWO: CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Personality and Culture - J G Draguns
Are They Relevant for the Enhancement of Quality of Mental Life?
Coping, Culture, and Healthy Human Development - A J Marsella and A Dash-Scheuer
A Research and Conceptual Overview
Depression in Cross-Cultural Perspective - M G Weiss and A Kleinman
Developing a Culturally Informed Model
Acculturation and Mental Health - J W Berry and U Kim
PART THREE: MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SERVICES
The Relevance of Behavioral Sciences to Disease Prevention and Control in Developing Countries - S Harkness, J B Wyon and C M Super
Childhood Disability in the Sociocultural Context - R Serpell
Assessment and Information Needs for Effective Services
Psychosocial Factors and Health - L Garcia Averasturi
The Cuban Model
Conclusions - J W Berry, P R Dasen and N Sartorius
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