Psychology and Culture / Edition 1

Psychology and Culture / Edition 1

by Walter J. Lonner
ISBN-10:
0205148999
ISBN-13:
2900205148997
Pub. Date:
09/30/1993
Publisher:
Pearson
Psychology and Culture / Edition 1

Psychology and Culture / Edition 1

by Walter J. Lonner
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Overview

This is a broad introduction to the ways culture and ethnicity can affect human behavior. Text features original articles by international experts in the field. An introductory chapter sketches conceptual and methodological issues, and explains the purposes for cross-cultural psychology. Students or professionals interested in cross-cultural psychology, or cultural or ethnic diversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 2900205148997
Publisher: Pearson
Publication date: 09/30/1993
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 317
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

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

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