Click here to read an online review by Gustav Jahoda Egocentric spatial language uses coordinates in relation to our body to talk about small-scale space (‘put the knife on the right of the plate and the fork on the left’), while geocentric spatial language uses geographic coordinates (‘put the knife to the east, and…

When we use language to interact with one another, we become involved in acontinuous and dynamic process of exchange. This fact makes interpersonalcommunication a fascinating area for behavioral research. During the give-and-takeof discourse, the communicators exchange facts, ideas, views, opinions, emotions,and intentions in such a way as to enhance or impede social relationships; create,maintain, and…

In today’s globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effectiveintercultural communication is increasingly a prerequisite for social harmony andorganizational success. The APA Handbook of Intercultural Communication illustrateshow the practical, problem-solving approach of applied linguistics can illuminate a rangeof issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. Experts from a range of socialscience disciplines, including psychology,…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

  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.…

Description In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize Chinese people. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology is the first book of…

  While value-based frameworks have offered revealing insights about culture, other conceptualtools need to be explored and deployed for a comprehensive understanding of both culture and individuals and how culture shapes individual processes and outcomes. To achieve this end, the authors and editors propose the construct of social axioms to augment values in interpreting culture…