1st Edition

Culturing Cultural Self-awareness

By Fang Wen Copyright 2026
276 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This work pioneers the concept of "cultural self-awareness" in social psychology by moving beyond "WEIRD psychology" to examine the psychological transformations of Chinese society during rapid modernization. The book accomplishes this through unique studies on symbolic boundaries, policy processes, and mentality maps.   Focusing on the intersection of social psychology and religious studies,... Read more

Part I Self-awareness of Disciplinary History: A Perspective of Disciplinary Institution  1: Evolution of Social Psychology: A Perspective of Disciplinary Institution  2: Mainstream Historical Discourse in Social Psychology: Construction and Reproduction Chapter 3: European Social Psychology as a Wise “Other”  Part II Empirical Self-awareness: Transcending “WEIRD Psychology”  4: Mechanisms of Shaping Group Symbolic Boundaries  5: An Interdependent Triangle in Social Policy Processes  6: The Mentality Map  Part III Theoretical Self-awareness: Transitional Psychology Approach  7: The Theory of Group Membership  8: Religious Actors  9: Transitional Psychology  10: The Power of Social Categorization

Biography

Fang Wen is Professor of Sociology at Peking University and Research Professor at The Center for Sociological Research and Development of China(CSRDSC). His research specializes in social psychology—including its history, theory, group processes, and intergroup dynamics—and the sociology of religion/religious groups.