1st Edition

Key Issues in Cross-cultural Psychology

Edited By Hector Grad, Amalio Blanco, James Georgas Copyright 1996
392 Pages
by Garland Science

396 Pages
by Garland Science

These proceedings are organized into six parts, covering conceptual and methodological issues; consequences of acculturation; cognitive processes; values; social psychology; and personality, developmental psychology and health psychology.

Prologue. H. Grad, A. Blanco, & J. Geor·gas -- Presidential Address. R. S. Malpass Face Recognition at the Interface of Psychology, Law, and Culture -- Part I. Conceptual and Methodological Issues -- P. Boski Cross-Cultural Psychology at the Crossroads or: Lake Victoria is not Lake Mwanza, While Cross-Cultural Psychology is not Cultural (Enough) -- A. C. Paranjpe The Interpretive Tum: Implications for Cross-Cultural Psychology -- H. Helfrich Cross-Cultural Psychology in Germany -- S. C. Carr Social Psychology and Culture: Reminders from Africa and Asia -- Part II. Consequences of Acculturation -- R. C. Mishra, D. Sinha, & J. W. Berry Cognitive Functioning in Relation to some Eco-Cultural and Acculturational Features of Tribal Groups of Bihar -- A. Ostrowska & D. Bochenska Ethnic Stereotypes among Polish and German Silesians -- J. Georgas & D. Papastylianou Acculturation and Ethnic Identity: The remigration of Ethnic Greeks to Greece -- D. Hocoy Empirical Distinctiveness between Cognitive and Affective Elements of Ethnic Identity and Scales for their Measurement -- C. Ward & A. Kennedy Before and After Cross-Cultural Transition: A Study of New Zealand Volunteers on Field Assignments -- Part III. Cognitive Processes -- J. R. J. Fontaine, Y. H. Poortinga, B. Setiadi, & S.S. Markam The Cognitive Structure of Emotions in Indonesia and the Netherlands: A preliminary report -- A. Akande The Perception of Ability Scale for Students in Africa and New Zealand -- M. Juan-Espinosa & A. Palacios Urban and Rural People's Conceptions of Intelligence in Equatorial Guinea -- Part IV. Values -- G. Hofstede, L. Kolman, 0. Nicolescu, & I. Pajumaa Characteristics of the Ideal Job among Students in Eight Countries -- G. Sagie & S. H. Schwartz National Differences in Value Consensus -- K. Boehnke, M. P. Regmi, B. 0. Richmond, S. Chandra, & C. Stromberg Worries, Values and Well-being: A Comparison of East and West German, Nepalese and Fijian Undergraduates -- R. H. van den Berg & N. Bleichrodt Personal Values and Acculturation -- M. Varma Values in Indian Villages -- Part V. Social Psychology -- J. Adamopoulos & A. Stogiannidou The Perception of Interpersonal Action: Culture-General and Culture-Specific Components -- D. M. Keats & F. Fu-Xi The Development of Concepts of Fairness in Rewards in Chinese and Australian Children -- M. Yuki & S. Yamaguchi Long-Term Equity within a Group: An Application of the Seniority Norm in Japan -- W. G. Stephan, C. W. Stephan, M. Abalakina, V. Ageyev, A. Blanco, M. Bond, I. Saito, P. Turcinovic, & B. Wenzel Distinctiveness Effects in Intergroup Perceptions: An International Study -- H. Y. Tsai Concept of "Mien Tzu" (Face) in East-Asian Societies: The Case of Taiwanese and Japanese -- Part VI. Personality, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology E. Diener Subjective Well-Being in Cross-Cultural Perspective -- B. Ataca, D. Sunar, & <;. Kagit����ibasi Variance in Fertility due to Sex- Related Differentiation in Child-Rearing Practices -- G. Musitu Ochoa, J. Herrero Olaizola, & E. Garcia Fuster The Psychosocial Ecology of Child Maltreatment: A Cross-Cultural and Discriminant Analysis -- P. H. Cook The Application of an Ecocultural Framework to the Study of Disability Programs in a Rural and Urban Indian Community -- E. Mc Auliffe AIDS: Barriers to Behavior Change in MalawI.

Biography

Hector Grad, Amalio Blanco and James Georgas