Culture and psychological development
By: Janet M. Empson and Dabie Nabuzoka.
Contributors: Nabuzoka, Dabie.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230008885
Subjects: Culture; Ethnopsychology
Description: "Cross Cultural Psychology is growing in importance in the teaching of psychology--encouraging a less ethnocentric discipline. Due to this increased need to recognize cross cultural perspectives, this book will be recommended reading on mainstream Developmental Psychology courses and will also be recommended reading on Cross Cultural Psychology courses"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction and overview * Culture and human development * Conceptual and methodological issues * Cognitive development * Childrearing goals and practices * Language and psychological functioning * Cultural and Ethnic Identity: The development of religious beliefs * Culture and social disadvantage * Applied cultural or cross-cultural psychology Introduction and overview * Culture and human development * Conceptual and methodological issues * Cognitive development * Childrearing goals and practices * Language and psychological functioning * Cultural and Ethnic Identity: The development of religious beliefs * Culture and social disadvantage * Applied cultural or cross-cultural psychology .