Cultural Psychology

Download or read book Cultural Psychology written by Carl Ratner and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help resolve two needs: to develop a scientific comprehension of human psychology, and to reform society in order to solve pressing social ills.

Download or read book Cultural Psychology written by Robyn M. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Psychology explores how culture broadly connects to how individuals think, act, and feel across diverse cultural communities and settings, highlighting the applied nature of cultural psychology to everyday life events and situations. Designed for undergraduate students, the text contains traditional and non-traditional content, is multidisciplinary, and uses culture-specific and cross-cultural examples to highlight the connections between culture and psychological phenomena. Chapters contain numerous teaching and learning tools including case studies, key words, chapter summary, thought provoking questions, and class and experiential activities.

Download or read book Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology written by Pittu D Laungani and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-01-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few psychology books capture the reader through their table of contents like this one. The book contrasts dominant ideas from Eastern and Western psychology and, in doing so, challenges one's own assumptions ... perhaps the book's greatest strength is the holistic focus on life as a lived experience, which also makes it fun to read."--The Psychologist.

Download or read book Handbook of Cross-cultural Psychology: Theory and method written by John W. Berry and published by John Berry. This book was released on 1997 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a set containing the contributions of authors from a variety of nations, cultures, traditions and perspectives, this volume offers an up-to-date assessment of theoretical developments and methodological issues in the rapidly-evolving area of cross-cultural psychology.

Download or read book Cultural Psychology written by Durairaj Maheswaran and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2000. This is Volume 9, No 2 of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. Although there is growing interest in cultural differences in consumer behavior, focused and systematic consumer research on the topic is still in its infancy. The contributors to this special issue address the conceptual and methodological issues that are central to conducting cross-cultural research, including selecting or blending emic and etic research approaches, achieving measurement equivalence, expanding the cultural constructs and geographical regions under investigation, and understanding mediating processes. In the process, they review the progress that has been made in addressing these issues in consumer psychology and suggest a number of priorities for future research in this important domain.

Download or read book Rewriting Cultural Psychology written by David Y. F. Ho and published by BrownWalker Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is addressed to scholars as well as a popular audience, aimed to bridge the gap between academia and the general public. It deals with "who we are," concerning our sense of self and identity; and "how we live," concerning our ways of life in diverse cultures. It affirms that we may transcend our cultural-ethnic roots and redefine our identities, individual or collective. Transcendence opens the door not only to personal transformation but also to confront ethnic stereotypes and prejudices. Readers will gain fresh cultural knowledge from both the East and the West and be attuned to the theme of letting no ethnic group be alien to us. This book is at once about the immersion of life in culture and the remaking of culture by human action--reciprocal influence at work.  The idea of immersion underscores the powerful cultural forces that shape our perceptions, thinking, and emotions. Unlike other cultural psychology texts, this volume dwells on the accelerating alterations of culture by human action, and hence the remaking of our own being, in the age of the Internet. In the author's own words: "I write with the passion of a person who has lived life from being marginal, neither Eastern nor Western, to being a world citizen; turned to English like a duck to the water, thus circumventing my handicap of Chinese orthographic dyslexia. I have two cultural parents, one Chinese and one Western, who transformed me into a thoroughly bilingual-bicultural person, empowered to build intercultural bridges. The East is rising, and the West can ill-afford to remain ignorant of the East."

Download or read book Cross-Cultural Psychology written by Prof. Dr. Bilal Semih Bozdemir and published by Prof. Dr. Bilal Semih Bozdemir. This book was released on with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To begin with, it is essential to define migration and acculturation. Migration refers to the movement of individuals from one geographical location to another, often for reasons such as economic opportunity, political instability, or familial connections. Acculturation, on the other hand, is the process through which individuals adopt, adapt to, or integrate aspects of a new culture. This transformation may include changes in language, social behaviors, belief systems, and daily routines. The acculturation process can be both voluntary and involuntary, and the degree to which individuals immerse themselves in the new culture can vary widely. One of the primary challenges faced by migrants is the stress associated with the transition from one cultural framework to another. This transition can manifest in various ways, leading to a phenomenon often referred to as "culture shock." Culture shock encompasses feelings of disorientation, anxiety, and frustration stemming from the differences between one's original and new cultural settings. Symptoms may include social isolation, language barriers, and difficulty accessing social support networks. Such stressors can contribute to an increased risk of mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, particularly in the initial stages following migration.