Bringing together leading authorities, this definitive handbook provides a comprehensive review of where the field of cultural psychology is today and where it may be headed in the future. Major theoretical perspectives are explained, and methodological issues and challenges are discussed. The volume examines how topics fundamental to psychology--identity and social relations, the self, cognition, emotion and motivation, and development--are influenced by cultural meanings and practices. It also presents cutting-edge work on the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of cultural stability and change. In all, more than 60 contributors have written over 30 chapters covering such diverse areas as food, love, religion, intelligence, language, attachment, narratives, and work.
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Publisher: The Guilford Press Pub. Date: 25th June 2007 Catalog: Book Media: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 894 Ean: 9781593854447 Isbn: 1593854447
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Only one review! ~ Written on Oct 8, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.
the works and theories of Prof. KITAYAMA are well known for many researchers of human sciences and especially in cross-culture psychology. In this book I found many interesting topics and new approaches to deal with interculturalism: Culture and Social Identity, Culture and Motivation: What Motivates People to Act in the Ways That They Do?, Cultural Psychology of Emotion.
handbook review ~ Written on Apr 6, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.
This book is well-written and covers a broad number of topics relevant to cross-cultural psychological research. I've found the book a useful reference/guide to my own cross-cultural work in industrial/organizational psychology. I particularly like the chapter on 'Culture and Motivation' written by Steve Heine.
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