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Psychology and culture

editors, Walter J. Lonner, Roy Malpass

Allyn and Bacon, c1994

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Includes bibliographies and index

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Description

A broad introduction to the ways that culture and ethnicity can affect human behaviour. The text features articles commissioned exclusively for this book and includes an extensive introductory chapter which outlines the conceptual and methodological issues and aims of cross-cultural psychology.

Table of Contents

When Psychology and Culture Meet: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology by Walter J. Lonner & Roy S. Malpass. I. THE UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING DIFFERENT. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 1. The African American: A Duality Dilemma? by James M. Jones 2. The Experience of Being A Hispanic in The United States by Gerardo Marin 3. Being Asian in North America by D. John Lee & C. Iijima Hall 4. The American Indian: A Psychological Overview by Sandra K. Bennett 5. Continuing Encounters with Hong Kong by Michael H. Bond 6. First Experiences in Thailand by Ernest E. Boesch II. CULTURAL VARIATIONS ON SOME COMMON HUMAN DIMENSIONS. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS 7. Property by Floyd W. Rudmin 8. Altered States of Consciousness and Culture by Colleen Ward 9. Cleanliness and Culture by Elizabeth & Robert Fernea 10. Moral Development and Its Measurement across Cultures by Lutz H. Eckensberger 11. Cultural Variations in the Use of Alcohol and Drugs by Joseph E. Trimble 12. A Multicultural View of Stereotyping by Donald M. Taylor & Lana E. Porter III. CULTURE'S INFLUENCE ON SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 13. The Developmental Niche by Charles Super & Sara Harkness 14. Children's Social Networks and Social Supports in Cultural Context by Anne M. Tietjen 15. Behavior Across Cultures: Results from Observational Studies by Ruth H. & Robert L. Munroe 16. Patterns of Parenting: The Warmth Dimension in Worldwide Perspective by Ronald P. Rohner 17. The Longest War: Gender and Culture by Carole Wade & Carol Tavris. IV. CULTURE'S INFLUENCE ON BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 18. Absolutism, Universalism, and Relativism in Human Behavior by John Adamopolous & Walter J. Lonner 19. A Cross-Cultural Research Contribution to Unraveling the Nativist-Empiricist Controversy by Marshall H. Segall 20. Remembering in Cultural Context by Jayanthi Mistry & Barbara Rogoff 21. Culture and Cognitive Development from a Piagetian Perspective by Pierre R. Dasen 22. Learning Styles and Culture by Judith Kleinfeld 23. The Cultural Construction of Intelligence by Robert Serpell. V. EVERYDAY MODES OF FUNCTIONING AS SHAPED BY CULTURE. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 24. Culture and Social Behavior by Harry C. Triandis 25. World Without Words: Messages from Face and Body by Caroline F. Keating 26. Values and Culture by Norman T. Feather 27. Cross-Cultural Views of Women and Men by John E. Williams & Deborah L. Best 28. Mate Preferences in 37 Cultures by David M. Buss 29. Prejudice and Guilt: The Internal Struggle to Overcome Prejudice by Patricia G. Devine & Julia R. Zuwerink VI. THE STRESSES, STRAINS, AND CHALLENGES FACING HUMANS IN TRANSITION. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 30. Acculturative Stress by John W. Berry 31. Risk and Culture by George T. Cvetkovich & Timothy C. Earle 32. Sexual Values in a Moroccan Town by Douglas A. Davis & Susan S. Davis 33. The Contact Hypothesis in Intergroup Relations by Yehuda Amir 34. Preparing to Live and Work Elsewhere by Richard W. Brislin 35. Culture Shock by Stephen Bochner 36. Re-entry Shock: Coming ``Home'' Again by Joyce Hickson VII. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AS MEDIATED BY CULTURAL FACTORS. INTRODUCTION BY WALTER J. LONNER & ROY S. MALPASS. 37. Description of the World Health Organization's Mental Health Program by Norman Sartorius 38. Problems of Rapid Population Growth by Andrew R. Davidson 39. Community Health in Ethiopia by Frances E. Aboud 40. Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Across Cultures by Lisa Marie Beardsley 41. Culture and Depression: Discovering Variations in the Experience of Illness by Spero M. Manson 42. A Culture-Centered Approach to Counseling by Paul Pedersen 43. Reaching the Underserved: Mental Health Services Systems by Lonnie R. Snowden & Alice M. Hines. Concluding Chapter by Walter J. Lonner & Roy S. Malpass Subject Index

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  • NCID
    BA22979552
  • ISBN
    • 0205148999
  • LCCN
    93014050
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 317 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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