Cross-cultural Topics in Psychology
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. |
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Contents
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Women and Gender Roles | 103 |
Aging and Old Age in CrossCultural Perspective | 115 |
Beliefs and Cultural Social Psychology | 185 |
Multinational Enterprises | 201 |
Intercultural Contact and Communication | 213 |
Psychological Aspects of Immigration | 229 |
Psychopathological and Clinical Aspects of Personal Experience From Selves and Values to Deficits and Symptoms | 247 |
Mental Health Treatment and Service Delivery in CrossCultural Perspective | 263 |
Epilogue | 281 |
References | 283 |
Culture and Emotion | 131 |
The Influence of Culture on Stress India and England | 149 |
Personality across Cultures | 171 |
Index | 335 |
About the Editors and Contributors | 347 |
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| Title | Cross-cultural Topics in Psychology |
| Editors | Leonore Loeb Adler, Uwe Peter Gielen |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0275969738, 9780275969738 |
| Length | 355 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / Industrial & Organizational Psychology |
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