Psychology and Culture

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Walter J. Lonner, Roy S. Malpass
Allyn and Bacon, 1994 - Psychology - 317 pages
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This is a broad introduction to the ways culture and ethnicity can affect human behavior. Text features original articles by international experts in the field. An introductory chapter sketches conceptual and methodological issues, and explains the purposes for cross-cultural psychology. Students or professionals interested in cross-cultural psychology, or cultural or ethnic diversity.

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Contents

An Introduction
1
The Universal Experience of Being Different
13
The Experience of Being A Hispanic in The United States
23
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acculturation activities adults African Americans aggression alcohol Asian Americans basic behavior beliefs chapter characteristics chil child Chinese cognitive concepts context countries cross-cultural psychology cross-cultural research cultural differences cultural groups culture shock developmental Developmental Psychology different cultures dren drugs emotional ences environment Eskimo ethnic example experience factors feel gender Giriama Hispanics human important individual individualistic influence ingroup interaction intergroup International involved kava Kenya Kwara'ae learning styles live male mate meaning ment mental health moral Native American nonverbal observed one's parents patterns perception person perspective prejudice Press problems psychoactive drugs questions racial racism REFERENCES relationships responses risk role sexual skills social Social Psychology society specific stereotypes stress task Temne theory things tion tive traditional tural ture understand United University values Western women Zambia Zawiya

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About the author (1994)

Walter J. Lonner, professor emeritus of psychology, Western Washington University, is a charter member, past president, and honorary fellow of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP). Lonner has been involved with about 40 books featuring various topics in psychology and culture, including the seminal six-volume "Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology" (1980). For 25 years he was co-editor (with John Berry) of the SAGE book series, "Cross-Cultural Research and Methodology". In 1969 Lonner co-founded the Center for Cross-Cultural Research at (then) Western Washington State College. He is founding and special issues editor of the flagship "Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology" and founding editor of IACCP s "Online Readings in Psychology and Culture". He has had sabbatical leaves in Germany (as a Fulbright scholar), Mexico, and New Zealand (twice) and has participated in conferences in more than 30 countries. In 2014 he received the Outstanding Contributions to International Psychology award from Division 52 (International Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.

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TitlePsychology and Culture
EditorsWalter J. Lonner, Roy S. Malpass
Editionreprint
PublisherAllyn and Bacon, 1994
Original fromthe University of Virginia
DigitizedJun 20, 2008
ISBN0205148999, 9780205148998
Length317 pages
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