an introduction to cross cultural psychology

Cross-cultural psychology

Introduction Cross-cultural psychology is a broad term for the scientific study of human behavior and mental or cognitive processes among cultures. In general, this field addresses similarities and differences among cultures. According to the American social psychologists Richard Nisbett and Ara Norenzayan, the view that there are differences between cultures (at least for cognitive processes) ...

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Introduction to Cross Cultural Ministry

The Bible is a cross-cultural (cc) training document. It has the only absolutes that we possess. A member of any culture can use it safely to relate both to God and to fellow humans. Ted Ward, a missiologist, has said that commonalties outweigh differences among people. We are more alike than dissimilar. The image of God rests on all people (Gen. 1:27). All people have a longing for eternity in...

Cross-Cultural Research: An Introduction for Students

Outline 1 What is Cross-Cultural Research? Cultural coherence or decoherence within and between human communities: human behavior, beliefs, and institutions 2 A Course in Cross-Cultural Research 3 Goals and Outcome 4 Tools: Spss; Maps and MapTab; Statistics for Galton’s Problem 5 Topics and Terms: Lists of Topics; Files; References; Glossary 6 Resources: e.g., On-line articles, e.g., JSTOR “Pol...

An Introduction to Jung's Psychology

This easily read and simple book has a tribute from Jung who refers to the difficulties of extracting his theories from the mass of comparative material with which his works abound. The historical and ethnological background against which he measures his hypotheses provide bewildering side-tracks but the author has kept steadily to her chosen path. For the general reader, it is the impact of th...

Cultural Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: The Case of Chinese Psychology

This Online Readings in Psychology and Culture Article is brought to you for free and open access (provided uses are educational in nature)by IACCP and ScholarWorks@GVSU.