Culture and human development: The importance of cross-cultural research to the social sciences

Author(s) Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Beate Schwarz & Pradeep Chakkarath (Eds.)

2006, Psychology Press

As intercultural encounters between people in the modern world become more common, important questions have been raised about the nature of culture specific differences and similarities. Focusing on the relationship between culture and human development, this timely book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of key developmental processes. It combines psychological and sociological approaches with cross-cultural research…

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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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