Cultural issues in psychology : a student's handbook

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York : Routledge , c2010
Series:Foundations of psychology : themes and perspectives
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. 1. Searching for human universals: introducing cross-cultural psychology - 2. How we got here: a short history of psychology across cultures - 3. Culture and its influence : exploring a key concept in global psychology - 4. Is psychology ethnocentric? Imposed etics, culture bias and indigenous psychologies - 5. Challenging cross-culturalism : alternative paradigms in global psychology - 6. Culture, cognition and intellect : thinking through cultures - 7. Culture, social cognition and social influence : social psychology across cultures - 8. Culture and child development childhood across cultures - 9. Culture and abnormality : definitions, diagnoses and treatment across cultures - 10. Concluding thoughts, future directions