Cross-Cultural Topics in Psychology

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Cross-Cultural Topics in Psychology 2nd Edition

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Leonore Loeb Adler, ed., Uwe P. Gielen, ed.

ISBN: 0-275-96973-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96973-8

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368 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 1/30/2001

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Description: This second edition of a classic work in cross-cultural psychology brings together scholars from the United States and abroad to provide a concise new introduction to selected topics in cross-cultural psychology, the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes under diverse cultural conditions.

Topics include history and methods of cross-cultural studies, developmental aspects in cross-cultural psychology, personality and belief systems across cultures, and applications for cross-cultural psychology. Within these categories, contributors touch on subjects such as language and communication, child and moral development, gender roles, aging, emotion and personality, international business, and mental health. This volume will be of value to all scholars, students, and practitioners in psychology.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Florence L. Denmark
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology by John D. Hogan and Bradley D. Sussner
Research Methods for Studies in the Field by Harold Takooshian, Nihar R. Mrinal and Uma Singhal Mrinal
Language and Communication by John Beatty
Child and Adolescent Development by Harry W. Gardiner
Preference for Principled Moral Reasoning by Uwe P. Gielen and Diomedes C. Markoulis
Women and Gender Roles by Leonore Loeb Adler
Aging and Old Age in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Cynthia L. Frazier and Anthony P. Glascock
Culture and Emotion by Nathan Yrizarry, David Matsumoto, Chikako Imai, Kristie Kooken, and Sachiko Takeuchi
Stress, Anxiety, Anger and Coping by Pittu Laungani
Personality Across Cultures by Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero, Rolando Diaz-Loving and Maria Lucy Rodriguez de Diaz
Beliefs and Cultural Social Psychology by Albert Pepitone
Multinational Enterprises by Justin P. Carey
Intercultural Contact and Communication by Richard W. Brislin
Psychological Aspects of Immigration by Paul G. Schmitz
Psychopathological and Clinical Aspects of Experience by Juris G. Dragons
Mental Health Treatment and Service Delivery by Harriet P. Lefley
Epilogue by Peter F. Merenda
Index

About the Author: LEONORE LOEB ADLER is the Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Ethnic Studies and Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology at Molloy College. Professor Adler has been active for more than 30 years in cross-cultural and cross-national research projects, he has published as author, editor, or coeditor 14 earlier books.

UWE P. GIELEN is Professor of Psychology and International Cultural Studies at St. Francis College. A former president of both the Society for Cross Cultural Research and the International Council of Psychologists he has published as editor, coeditor, or coauthor 10 earlier books. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Group Tensions.

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