Cross-Cultural Explorations: Activities in Culture and Psychology

Author(s) Susan Goldstein

2006, Allyn and Bacon

  The 90 activities in this workbook feature a wide range of engaging case studies, self-administered scales, mini-experiments, and library research projects, addressing topics such as culture, race/ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and social class. Background material is included for any concepts not commonly addressed in introductory texts.  In addition, the workbook is supported…

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Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: Understanding People in Context

Author(s) Uichol Kim, Kuo-Shu Yang, Kwang-Kuo Hwang (Eds.)

2006

  Table of contents   I. THEORETICAL AND METHODLOGICAL ISSUES 1. Contributions to Indigenous and Cultural Psychology:  Understanding People in Context Uichol Kim, Kuo-Shu Yang, and Kwang-Kuo Hwang 2. The Scientific Foundation of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: The Transactional Approach Uichol Kim and Young-Shin Park 3. The Importance of Constructive Realism Fritz G. Wallner and…

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Families across cultures: A 30 nation psychological study

Author(s) James Georgas, John W. Berry, Fons J.R. van de Viljer, Cigdem Kagiticibasi & Ype H. Poortinga

2006, Cambridge University Press

This book address the issues of increased one-parent families, high divorce rates, second marriages and homosexual partnerships all in relationship to the variations in the traditional family structure.  The book examines how the function of the family has changes and the extent these changes have occurred throughout the world.   Table of Contents:   1.…

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