Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications (4th Edition)
FEATURES:A critical thinking framework, including"Critical Thinking"boxes and tables, provide practice in developing learning skills.More than thirtyhigh-interest activities and exercisesprovide students ample opportunity for active learning and enhanced comprehension. These activities and exercises are designed to serve as class discussion starters, demonstrations, points for debate, individual or group assignments, term papers, or oral assignments."A Case in Point"sections review and illustrate controversial issues, display cases and research findings, and introduce various opinions about human behavior in different cultural contexts."Cross-Cultural Sensitivity"boxes in every chapter underscore the importance of empathy in interpersonal communication.Relevant quotationsfrom a wide range of sources provide divergent points of view, pique readers' interest, and inspire critical thinking.NEW FEATURES TO THIS EDITION:The most current cross-cultural research on a wide range of topicsincluding ethnic and religious identity, psychological effects of globalization, spirituality, cross-cultural communication, evolutionary anthropology, cultural stereotypes, psychotherapy and counseling, mistakes of social perception, intelligence, collectivism, cultural adjustment, suicide, stigma of mental illness, national character, values, and methodology of research.A broader selection of applied problemssuch as avoiding stereotypes and psychodiagnostic biases, reducing mistakes in facial recognition, improving effectiveness of classroom learning, understanding spirituality, conducting survey research, and many others.A greater interdisciplinary perspective, using research from contemporary psychology, as well as neurophysiology, genetics, anthropology, sociology, and micro-economics.A new, expanded companion website, which provides additional information for instructors and students, including research updates and links, discussion topics, practice questions, and chapter summaries.More than 130 new reference sourcesand new research data related to a diverse array of ethnic groups.A new, revised, and expanded test bankfor instructors, which includes a comprehensive selection of questions for every chapter and ready-to-use-quizzes.