1st Edition
An Introduction to Culture and Psychology A Sociocultural Perspective
The book offers an innovative introduction to culture and psychology, taking a sociocultural approach to understand the intricacies of culture-mind-behaviour interactions.
In this book the author emphasises the dynamic relationship of the culture and the mind, outlining how organized sociocultural models regulate actions and practices across different domains of people’s lives such as parenting, education, communication, and acculturation. Each chapter features chapter’s synopsis, boxed examples, a glossary of key terms, reflective questions, and recommended reading to help students engage further with the material. The book includes a range of fascinating cross-cultural case study examples and discussions which offer insights into the intricate connections between culture, human psyche, and behaviour.
An Introduction to Culture and Psychology is essential reading for undergraduate students taking culture and psychology courses. It can also be of interest to scholars of psychology, anthropology, sociology, communication, and other related disciplines.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgment
Preface
01 | Culture and psychology: What is Culture, and why is it important for psychologists?
02 | Attributes and Characteristics of Culture/s
03 | Researching Culture and Psychology; Cross-cultural, Cultural, and Indigenous Psychologies
04 | Evolution, Culture, and the Emergence of Modern Humans
05 | A History of Ideas about the Sociocultural Regulation of Human Behaviour
06 | Culture and human ontogenetic development
07 | Socialization and Enculturation
08 | Personhood, Selfhood, and Identity in and across Cultures
09 | Culture, Language, and the Mind
10 | Communication within and across cultural communities: Intra- and inter-cultural interactions
11 | Migration and Acculturation
Index
Biography
Valery Chirkov is Professor in the Psychology and Health Studies department at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His research interests include applied sociocultural psychology, cultural and cross-cultural research, immigration and acculturation.
