Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables x   List of Contributors xii   Foreword xiv Joseph H. Pleck   Preface xx David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, and Michael E. Lamb Part One: Introduction  Chapter 1:  Introduction 3 David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, and Michael E. Lamb Part Two: Asia  …

This book explains how macro cultural factors ‚- social institutions, cultural artifacts, and cultural concepts ‚- are the cornerstones of society and how they form the origins and characteristics of psychological phenomena. This theory is used to explain the diversity of psychological phenomena such as emotions, self, intelligence, sexuality, memory, reasoning, perception, developmental processes, and…

From the Back Cover In recent years, globalization, multiculturalism, and Western interest in Eastern thought have contributed to the growth of cross-cultural psychology. Paradoxically, however, while spirituality plays such a major role in non-Western cultures, it tends to occupy only a minor area of cross-cultural research. Its roots in ancient philosophical texts such as the…

  Table of Contents Introduction Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Athanasios Chasiotis and Seger M. Breugelmans Part I. Setting the Stage:1. Fundamental questions of cross-cultural psychology / Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Athanasios Chasiotis and Seger M. Breugelmans Part II. Explanation of Cross-Cultural Differences:2. Past and present of cross-cultural psychology / Gustav Jahoda3.…

Managers are confronted with numerous challenging situations in their work life. Managing diverse interactions professionally has become a ubiquitous requirement of current working conditions in transcultural management, whilst remaining healthy at the same time.  This study contributes to the theoretical debate on managerial sense of coherence, identity, organisational culture and transcultural conflict (management) in international…

  Content Introduction. The Struggle for Happiness and Autonomy in Personal and Cultural contexts: An Overview Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Richard M. Ryan Part 1. A Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People’s Well-Being, and Happiness 1. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface Kennon M. Sheldon and Richard M. Ryan  2.…

  IACCP member discount: click here Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Human Culture in Evolutionary PerspectiveMichael Tomasello Culture, Emotion, and ExpressionDavid Matsumoto and Hyi-Sung Hwang Infectious Disease and the Creation of CultureMark Schaller and Damian R. Murray Attachment, Learning and Coping: The Interplay of Cultural Similarities and DifferencesFred Rothbaum, Gilda Morelli, and Natalie Rusk Culturally…

The global trend for immigrants to return home has unique relevance for Hong Kong. This work of cross-cultural psychology explores many personal stories of return migration. The author captures in dozens of interviews the anxieties, anticipations, hardships and flexible world perspectives of migrants and their families as well as friends and co-workers.  The book examines…

Confusion persists over the meaning of “race” and related terms like racial and racism. The concept is consistently used as if it were a biological reality, when it surely is not. In about 85 pages, with compelling graphic illustrations, the award-winning cross-cultural psychologist, Marshall Segall, dispells the illusion of race and reveals the unity and…

Cross-cultural research is now an undeniable part of mainstream psychology and has had a major impact on conceptual models of human behavior. Although it is true that the basic principles of social psychological methodology and data analysis are applicable to cross-cultural research, there are a number of issues that are distinct to it, including managing…