Indigenous Psychologies: Research and Experience in Cultural ContextŬi-ch'ŏl Kim, Uichol Kim, John W. Berry Fourteen different cultures from five continents are represented in this volume, which asks Western psychologists to rethink the premises of their discipline and conceptualize a new universal psychology. With examples from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America, contributors emphasize that psychology has traditionally meant Western psychology. However, psychology practised in other parts of the world raises alternative views of human behaviour. Contributors argue that indigenous psychology requires each culture to be understood within its own frame of reference and examined in terms of its own social and ecological context. They present aspects of their own indigenous psychology, demonstrating the diversity a |
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... ethnoscience , and cross- cultural psychology are other examples of this tradition . The first part of this introduction provides a brief description of the in- digenous psychologies approach . Within this section the cross - indigenous ...
... ethnoscience , and cross- cultural psychology are other examples of this tradition . The first part of this introduction provides a brief description of the in- digenous psychologies approach . Within this section the cross - indigenous ...
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... Ethnoscience Like the ethnoscience tradition , the indigenous psychologies approach examines the systems of folk classification and categorization . Researchers in the ethnoscience tradition ( e.g. , Naomi Quinn , Paul Kay , Roy D ...
... Ethnoscience Like the ethnoscience tradition , the indigenous psychologies approach examines the systems of folk classification and categorization . Researchers in the ethnoscience tradition ( e.g. , Naomi Quinn , Paul Kay , Roy D ...
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... Ethnoscience recognizes the limitations of the arbitrary classification systems that are often imposed upon their subject matter . Ethnoscientists suggest that the system of classification be examined from categories developed by people ...
... Ethnoscience recognizes the limitations of the arbitrary classification systems that are often imposed upon their subject matter . Ethnoscientists suggest that the system of classification be examined from categories developed by people ...
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A Korean | 12 |
Indigenization of Psychology in India and Its Relevance | 30 |
Mexican Ethnopsychology | 44 |
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