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Introduction to cross-cultural psychology : critical thinking and contemporary applications / Eric Shiraev, David Levy.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston, Mass. : Allyn and Bacon, c2001.Description: xiv, 401 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0205295665
  • 9780205295661
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.8 SHI
Contents:
Preface. - 1. Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology. - 2. Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research. - 3. Critical Thinking In Cross-Cultural Psychology. - 4. Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness. - 5. Intelligence. - 6. Emotion. - 7. Motivation and Behavior. - 8. Human Development And Socialization. - 9. Mental Disorders. - 10. Social Preception And Social Cognition. - 11. Social Interaction. - 12. Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology : Some Highlights. - Appendices. - References. - Author Index. - Subject Index.
Summary: This text provides a comprehensive review of theories and research in cross-cultural psychology within a critical thinking framework for examining, analyzing, and evaluating cross-cultural data. It introduces the field of cross-cultural psychology, discusses basic methodology for cross-cultural research, and explores the topics of sensation and perception, intelligence, human development, emotion, motivation, social perception and interaction, and mental disorders from a cross-cultural perspective. A selection of applied problems in cross-cultural psychology and contemporary society are also examined. - Back cover
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Preface. - 1. Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology. - 2. Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research. - 3. Critical Thinking In Cross-Cultural Psychology. - 4. Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness. - 5. Intelligence. - 6. Emotion. - 7. Motivation and Behavior. - 8. Human Development And Socialization. - 9. Mental Disorders. - 10. Social Preception And Social Cognition. - 11. Social Interaction. - 12. Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology : Some Highlights. - Appendices. - References. - Author Index. - Subject Index.

This text provides a comprehensive review of theories and research in cross-cultural psychology within a critical thinking framework for examining, analyzing, and evaluating cross-cultural data. It introduces the field of cross-cultural psychology, discusses basic methodology for cross-cultural research, and explores the topics of sensation and perception, intelligence, human development, emotion, motivation, social perception and interaction, and mental disorders from a cross-cultural perspective. A selection of applied problems in cross-cultural psychology and contemporary society are also examined. - Back cover