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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Do people from different backgrounds experience basic psychological processes in the same way? Are there basic psychological principles that transcend culture? The articles in this volume, drawn from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers, answer these questions and many others in order to situate the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective. Arranged thematically, this collection explores the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena. It covers foundational information about introductory and ... MOREresearch topics, as well as more advanced clinical and social principles and applications. Packed with research findings and real-world examples, Cross-Cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives discusses the importance of considering issues such as ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality in psychology and their impact on research methods.

"This book situates the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective, exploring the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena, from introduction and research foundations to clinical and social principles and applications. [bullet] Includes contributions from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers [bullet] Brings together new perspectives and research findings with established psychological principles [bullet] Organized around key issues of contemporary cross-cultural psychology, including ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality and their role in research methods [bullet] Argues for the importance of culture as an integral component in the teaching of psychology"--"Do people from different backgrounds experience basic psychological processes in the same way? Are there basic psychological principles that transcend culture? The articles in this volume, drawn from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers, answer these questions and many others in order to situate the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective. Arranged thematically, this collection explores the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena. It covers foundational information about introductory and research topics, as well as more advanced clinical and social principles and applications. Packed with research findings and real-world examples, Cross-Cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives discusses the importance of considering issues such as ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality in psychology and their impact on research methods"--

List of Contributors	p. x
Preface	p. xiv
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
Basic Concepts	p. 1
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology	p. 3
Ethnocentrism: Seeing the World From Where We Stand	p. 20
Approaches to Cross-Cultural Research	p. 35
Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Cross-Cultural Research	p. 37
Why Diversity Matters: The Power... MORE of Inclusion in Research Methods	p. 56
Development	p. 73
Child Development Across Cultures	p. 75
Cultural Variations in Perceptions of Aging	p. 110
Cognition	p. 131
Culture and Cognition	p. 133
Cross-Cultural Differences in Visual Perception of Color, Illusions, Depth, and Pictures	p. 160
Cross-Cultural Approaches and Issues in Educational Assessment	p. 181
A Cross-Cultural Approach to Deconstructing Cognitive Processes in the Mathematics Classroom: Japan and the United States	p. 198
Gender and Sex Roles	p. 211
Women Across Cultures	p. 213
Experiences of Sexual Minorities in Diverse Cultures	p. 235
Health, Disorders, and Treatment	p. 257
Cultural Influences on Health	p. 259
Culture and Psychotherapy: Searching for an Empirically Supported Relationship	p. 274
Evidence-Based Interventions for Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents: The Case of Mexican American Youth	p. 293
International Perspectives on Intellectual Disability	p. 312
Emotion and Well-Being	p. 329
Culture, Emotion, and Expression	p. 331
Happiness Around the World	p. 344
Well-Being Across Cultures: Issues of Measurement and the Interpretation of Data	p. 365
Language and Communication	p. 381
Language and Culture: Commonality, Variation, and Mistaken Assumptions	p. 383
Crossing Boundaries: Cross-Cultural Communication	p. 400
Personality	p. 421
Culture and Theories of Personality: Western, Confucian, and Buddhist Perspectives	p. 423
East Meets West: The Non-Self versus the Reified Self	p. 445
Social Psychology	p. 457
Multiple Dimensions of Human Diversity	p. 459
Cross-Cultural Differences and Similarities in Attribution	p. 475
The Importance of Attractiveness Across Cultures	p. 494
Multicultural Identity Development: Theory and Research	p. 509
Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology: An African Perspective	p. 524
Concluding Thoughts	p. 547
Cross-Cultural Psychology in Perspective: What Does the Future Hold?	p. 549
Index	p. 560
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Kenneth D. Keith is Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of San Diego. He is author of more than 85 professional publications including Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality of Life (ed. with R. L. Schalock, 2000). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Western Psychological Association.

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