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Culture and Human Development: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Research for the Social Sciences book cover

1st Edition

Culture and Human Development The Importance of Cross-Cultural Research for the Social Sciences

Edited By Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Pradeep Chakkarath, Beate Schwarz Copyright 2005
374 Pages
by Psychology Press

374 Pages
by Psychology Press

374 Pages
by Psychology Press
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As intercultural encounters between people in the modern world become more common, important questions have been raised about the nature of culture-specific differences and similarities. Focusing on the relationship between culture and human development, this timely book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of key developmental processes. It combines psychological and sociological approaches... Read more

Biographical Notes. Preface. Introduction. Part I. Theory and Methods in Cross-Cultural Research. W.J. Lonner, The Psychological Study of Culture: Issues and Questions of Enduring Importance. P. Chakkarath, What can Western Psychology Learn From Indigenous Psychologies? – Lessons From Hindu Psychology. M. Cole, Using Cross-Cultural Psychology to Design Afterschool Educational Activities in Different Cultural Settings. Part II: On the Development of Developmental Theories. K.E. Grossmann, K. Grossmann, A. Keppler Universal and Culture-Specific Aspects of Human Behavior: The Case of Attachment. F. Rothbaum and G. Morelli, Attachment and Culture: Bridging Relativism and Universalism. Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Emotional Development and Culture: Reciprocal Contributions of Cross-Cultural Research and Developmental Psychology. R.C. Mishra, P.R. Dasen, Spatial Language and Cognitive Development in India: An Urban/Rural Comparison. Part III: Intergenerational Relationships. Bernhard Nauck, Changing Value of Children: An Action Theory of Fertility Behavior and Intergenerational Relationships in Cross-Cultural Comparison. B. Schwarz, E. Schäfermeier and G. Trommsdorff, Relations between Value Orientation, Child-Rearing Goals, and Parenting: A Comparison of German and South Korean Mothers. R. Seginer, Adolescent Future Orientation: Intergenerational Transmission and Intertwining Tactics in Cultural and Family Settings. Part IV: Social Change. Çigdem Kagitçibasi, Modernization Does Not Mean Westernization: Emergence of a Different Pattern. Helmut Klages, Modernization and Value Change. Part V: Acculturation. J. W. Berry, Acculturation. A. Thomas, Long-Term Effects of International Student Exchange Programs. Makoto Kobayashi, Collective Self-Esteem and Acculturation: A Case Study of European and Japanese Internship Students. Subject Index

Biography

Wolfgang Friedlmeier is Assistant Professor for Cross-Cultural Psychology at Grand Valley State University

Pradeep Chakkarath is Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Beate Schwarz is Assistant Professor at the University of Konstanz

 

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