Caribbean psychology : indigenous contributions to a global discipline / edited by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Derek Chadee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., editor.

Chadee, Derek, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Caribbean Area.

Psychology.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

xi, 402 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]

Summary:

The Caribbean is a vast region inhabited by individuals from a variety of cultures, with ancestral ties to various continents, who share a common history of colonialism, slavery, and indentured servitude. Where do we begin to form a culture-specific model of psychology relevant to this population? In this book, a diverse group of leading scholars within the Caribbean explore the conceptual bases for indigenous views on Caribbean psychology and its integration with psychological principles. They examine developmental research on childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; consider health-related psychological issues; review social psychological issues such as fear of crime; and discuss mental health, assessment, and clinical treatment. The result is a book that integrates theory from a number of areas in the psychological sciences and allied social science disciplines to provide a culturally rich snapshot of the regional components of global psychology. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Caribbean psychology : more than a regional discipline / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Derek Chadee

Conceptual issues

Caribbean psychology : context, imperatives and future directions / Ava D. Thompson

Global, indigenous and regional perspectives on international psychology / John Berry

Developmental psychology

Family socialization practices and childhood development in Caribbean cultural communities / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Bora Jin

Remote acculturation and the birth of an Americanized caribbean youth identity on the islands / Gail M. Ferguson

Caribbean research on human development in adolescence and adulthood : progress and recommended directions / Ishtar Govia, Vanessa, Paisley-Claire, and Tiffany Palmer

Health and community psychology

Current state of health and health outcomes in Caribbean societies / Lutchmie Narine

Contextualizing the health behavior of caribbean men / Andrew D. Case and Derrick M. Gordon

Interpersonal violence in the Caribbean : etiology, prevalence, and impact / Gillian Mason and Nicola Satchell

Social psychology

Fear of crime : the influence of community and ethnicity / Mary Chadee and Derek Chadee

Copy cat behavior : implications for research in the caribbean, raymond surette / Mary Chadee, and Derek Chadee

HIV/AIDS stigmatization in the Caribbean : implications for health care / Jannel Philip, Rosana Yearwood, and Derek Chadee

Clinical psychology

Mental health in the Caribbean / Jackie Sharpe and Samuel Shafe

Metamorphosing Euro-American psychological assessment instruments to measures developed by and for english speaking Caribbean people / Michael C. Lambert, Whitney C. Sewell, and Alison H. Levitch

Innovations in clinical psychology with Caribbean peoples / Rita Dudley-Grant.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781433820649

1433820641

OCLC:

907391080