Cross-cultural psychology : why culture matters

Cross-Cultural Psychology: Why Culture Matters addresses both established and very recent research in cultural and comparative cross-cultural psychology. The book is written by Professor Krum Krumov of Sofia University in Bulgaria and Professor Knud S. Larsen from Oregon State University. The author...

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Main Authors Krumov, Krum (Author), Larsen, Knud S. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2013.
SeriesAdvances in cultural psychology.
Subjects
Ethnopsychology > Cross-cultural studies.
Psychology, Applied > Cross-cultural studies.
Psychology > Applied Psychology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806613731
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-318-7
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 462 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Cross-cultural psychology in a changing world
  • Chapter 2. Research approaches and critical thinking in cross-cultural psychology
  • Chapter 3. The origin of culture: Cultural transformation and sociocultural evolution
  • Chapter 4. Human development: Culture and biology
  • Chapter 5. The evolution of language and socio-culture
  • Chapter 6. Cognition: Our common biology and cultural impact
  • Chapter 7. Emotions and human happiness: Universal expressions and cultural values
  • Chapter 8. Personality theory: Western, eastern and indigenous approaches
  • Chapter 9. The self: Cultural, social and cross-cultural dimensions
  • Chapter 10. Culture, sex and gender
  • Chapter 11. Cultural values in organizational and social behavior
  • Chapter 12. Culture and human health references.

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