Cross-Cultural Psychology - Research and Applications

Informationen zum Autor John W. Berry is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Queen's University, Canada. Ype H. Poortinga is Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. Seger M. Breugelmans is Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. Athanasios Chasiotis is Associate Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. David L. Sam is Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. Klappentext Third edition of leading textbook offering an advanced overview of all major perspectives of research in cross-cultural psychology. Zusammenfassung This leading textbook offers senior undergraduate and graduate students a thorough and balanced overview of the whole field of cross-cultural psychology. The third edition has been refined and thoroughly updated. With new additions to the writing team! the volume benefits from an even broader range of cross-cultural perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Similarities and Differences in Behavior across Cultures: 2. Individual development: infancy and early childhood; 3. Individual development: childhood, adolescence and adulthood; 4. Social behavior; 5. Personality; 6. Cognition; 7. Emotion; 8. Language; 9. Perception; Part II. Relationships between Behavior, Culture and Biology: 10. Contributions of cultural anthropology; 11. Contributions of evolutionary biology; 12. Methodology and theory; Part III. Applying Research Findings across Cultures: 13. Acculturation; 14. Intercultural relations; 15. Intercultural communication and training; 16. Work and organizations; 17. Health; 18. Culturally informed and appropriate psychology; Epilogue; Glossary of key terms.

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• Authors: John W. Berry, John W. (Queen''s University Berry, John W. Poortinga Berry, BERRY JOHN W POORTINGA YPE H B, Berry John W., Seger M. Breugelmans, Breugelmans Seger M., Chasiotis Athanasios, Ype H. Poortinga, Poortinga Ype H., David L. Sam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521762120
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76212-0
• No. of pages: 652
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Ethnic Studies, Psychology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social, group or collective psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cultural Psychology