Advances in Culture and Psychology, Volume 4.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelfand, Michele J.

Contributor:

Chiu, Chi-yue.

Hong, Ying-yi.

Series:

Advances in Culture and Psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Ethnopsychology.

Local Subjects:

Culture.

Ethnopsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With applications throughout the social sciences, culture and psychology is a rapidly growing field that has experienced a surge in publications over the last decade. From this proliferation of books, chapters, and journal articles, exciting developments have emerged in the relationship of culture to cognitive processes, human development, psychopathology, social behavior, organizational behavior, neuroscience, language, marketing, and other topics. In recognition of this exponential growth, Advances in Culture and Psychology is the first annual series to offer state-of-the-art reviews of scho

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Chapter 1 Cultural Neuroscience: Understanding Human Diversity; I. Introduction; II. Historical Issues in the Gap Between Cultural and Biological Sciences; III. A Theory of Cultural Neuroscience; IV. Cultural Neuroscience: An Overview; V. The Cultural Neuroscience Toolbox; VI. Cultural Influences on Brain Structure and Function; VII. Candidate Psychological Process for Future Cultural Neuroscience Research; VIII. A Model for Studying Culture-Gene Interactions in Brain and Behavior; IX. Multiple Timescales for Culture-Brain Interactions

X. Mechanisms for Mutual Constitution of Culture and BrainXI. Links to Other Areas Within Cultural and Biological Sciences; XII. Implications of Cultural Neuroscience; Chapter 2 Economics, Sex, and the Emergence of Society; I. Introduction; II. Life History Theory and Ecological Variation; III. Fundamental Motives and Human Life History; IV. Some Examples Linking Life History and Varying Cultural Norms; V. Life History Research can Reveal Links Between Different Aspects of Human Culture; Vi. Flexible Decision Biases and the Dynamical Emergence of Norms

Vii. Culture Through the Lens of Life History TheoryViii. Conclusion; Chapter 3 Entries into Meaning: Socialization via Narrative in the Early Years; I. Introduction; II. A Partial History of the Study of Socialization; III. Studying Socialization via Narrative Practices: A Personal History; IV. Personal Storytelling in Taipei and Longwood; V. Conclusion; VI. Into the Future; Chapter 4 Culture and Epistemologies: Putting Culture Back Into the Ecosystem; I. Introduction; II. Study Samples and Methodological Issues; III. Folkecological thought in Cultural Perspective

IV. Taking Multiple Perspectives on Cultural DifferencesV. The Systems-Level Perspective: Cultures as Ecosystems; VI. Conclusion; Chapter 5 What Values Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About Individuals, Society, and Culture; I. Introduction; II. What are Values?; III. Is the Circular Structure of Values Universal?; IV. Correlates of Values at the Individual Level: A Different Take on the Circular Structure; V. Do Values Capture Cultural Differences?; VI. The Search for Cultural Value Structures; VII. Substituting the Individual with the Country Level Structure-Does it Matter?

VIII. ReIntegrating Equivalence and Isomorphism with Human DevelopmentIX. Implications and Future Research; X. Conclusions; Chapter 6 Sacred Values and Cultural Conflict; I. Introduction; II. Sacred Values and the Material World; III. Conclusion; Chapter 7 Asian American Psychology: Individuals and Families in Global and Historical Contexts; I. Introduction; II. Historical Context and Intellectual Roots; III. Cultural Psychology of Asian American Individuals and Families; IV. Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780199336722

0199336725

OCLC:

861558986