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Book SynopsisCulture comes in many forms. Cultural Psychology: Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Perspectives combines hard science with everyday issues to explore how the intangible forces of our cultural milieuincluding the power of race, religion, class, and genderpowerfully changes the way we want, think, and do the things that we do. It covers both cross-cultural differences and multicultural issues, incorporating both approaches to tackle modern issues of diversity and living in a diverse world. Combines both cross-cultural and multicultural approaches in a single comprehensive text. Includes chapters on the newest, most ground-breaking issues facing the study of culture: oUnpacks the origins of where culture comes from oDiscusses the history of culture and modern-day laboratory studiesoExplains how culture shapes the brain (and how the brain changes culture)oDescribes cultural change in the era of globalization
Table of ContentsPrologue Part I: CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR THE QUESTION OF HOW WE DIFFER 1.Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality 2.Class 3.Religion 4.Gender 5.Region 6.Human Universals Part II: MULTI-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE 7.Intergroup Conflict: Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination 8.Ingroup Derogation and Self-Stereotyping 9.Identity and Acculturation 10.Navigating Diversity: Multiculturalism versus Culture-blindness Part III: THE FUTURE OF CULTURE 11.Where Does Culture Come From? 12.Culture and the Brain: Frontiers in Cultural Neuroscience 13.Predicting the Future: Tracking Cultural Change Epilogue
