Health and cross-cultural psychology : toward applications

Author(s)

• Dasen, P. R.
• Berry, John Widdup
• Sartorius, N.
• World Health Organization

Bibliographic Information

Health and cross-cultural psychology : toward applications

edited by P. R. Dasen, J. W. Berry, N. Sartorius

（Cross-cultural research and methodology series, v. 10）

Sage Publications, c1988

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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Details

• NCID: BA07021192
• ISBN:
  • 0803930399
• LCCN: 87023515
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park
• Pages/Volumes: 336 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA418.5.T73
  • DC19 : 362.1/042
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Transcultural medical care
  • LCSH : Ethnopsychology
  • LCSH : Cultural psychiatry
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0059094X