Cross-cultural topics in psychology

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Cross-cultural topics in psychology

edited by Leonore Loeb Adler and Uwe P. Gielen ; foreword by Ronald Taft

Praeger, 1994

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-236) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780275945244

Description

This edited collection brings together scholars from the United States and abroad to provide a concise introduction to selected topics in cross-cultural psychology, the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes under diverse cultural conditions. Topics include history and methods of cross-cultural studies, developmental aspects in cross-cultural psychology, personality and belief systems across cultures, and applications for cross-cultural psychology. Within these categories contributors touch on subjects such as language and communication, child development, moral development, gender roles, aging, emotion and personality, international business, and mental health. This important volume will be of interest to all scholars, students, and practitioners in psychology.

Table of Contents

  • History of, and Methods for Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology by David Yau-Fai Ho
  • A Brief History of Cross-Cultural Psychology by John D. Hogan and Aldo Tartaglini
  • Research Methods for Studies in the Field by Nihar R. Mrinal, Uma Singhal Mrinal, and Harold Takooshian
  • Language and Communication by John Beatty
  • Cross-Cultural Testing: Borrowing from One Culture and Applying It to Another by Peter F. Merenda
  • Developmental Aspects in Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Child Development by Harry W. Gardiner
  • Preference for Principled Moral Reasoning: A Developmental and Cross-Cultural Perspective by Uwe P. Gielen and Diomedes C. Markoulis
  • Women and Gender Roles by Leonore Loeb Adler
  • Ageing and Old Age in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Cynthia Frazier and Anthony P. Glascock
  • Personality and Belief Systems in Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Culture and Emotion by David Matsumoto
  • Personality Across Cultures by Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero and Rolando Diaz-Loving
  • Beliefs and Cultural Social Psychology by Albert Pepitone
  • Applications for Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Multinational Enterprises by Justin P. Carey
  • Pathological and Clinical Aspects by Juris G. Draguns
  • Mental Health Treatment and Service Delivery in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Harriet P. Lefley
  • Epilogue by Florence L. Denmark.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780275950620

Description

This edited collection brings together scholars from the United States and abroad to provide an introduction to selected topics in cross-cultural psychology, the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes under diverse cultural conditions.

Table of Contents

  • History of, and Methods for Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology by David Yau-Fai Ho
  • A Brief History of Cross-Cultural Psychology by John D. Hogan and Aldo Tartaglini
  • Research Methods for Studies in the Field by Nihar R. Mrinal, Uma Singhal Mrinal, and Harold Takooshian
  • Language and Communication by John Beatty
  • Cross-Cultural Testing: Borrowing from One Culture and Applying It to Another by Peter F. Merenda
  • Developmental Aspects in Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Child Development by Harry W. Gardiner
  • Preference for Principled Moral Reasoning: A Developmental and Cross-Cultural Perspective by Uwe P. Gielen and Diomedes C. Markoulis
  • Women and Gender Roles by Leonore Loeb Adler
  • Ageing and Old Age in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Cynthia Frazier and Anthony P. Glascock
  • Personality and Belief Systems in Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Culture and Emotion by David Matsumoto
  • Personality Across Cultures by Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero and Rolando Diaz-Loving
  • Beliefs and Cultural Social Psychology by Albert Pepitone
  • Applications for Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Multinational Enterprises by Justin P. Carey
  • Pathological and Clinical Aspects by Juris G. Draguns
  • Mental Health Treatment and Service Delivery in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Harriet P. Lefley
  • Epilogue by Florence L. Denmark.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA24247475
  • ISBN
    • 0275945243
    • 027595062X
  • LCCN
    93040574
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Westport, Conn.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 253 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
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