Cultural Psychology

Culture 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 milieu-including the power of race, religion, class, and gender-powerfully 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: Unpacks the origins of where culture comes from Discusses the history of culture and modern-day laboratory studiesExplains how culture shapes the brain (and how the brain changes culture)Describes cultural change in the era of globalization

Christine Ma-Kellams is assistant professor of psychology at the University of La Verne. She received her PhD in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her work has been published in numerous journals and news outlets, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science, Wall Street Journal,andthe Boston Globe.

Prologue Part I: CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR THE QUESTION OF HOW WE DIFFER Race, Ethnicity, and NationalityClassReligionGenderRegionHuman UniversalsPart II: MULTI-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE Intergroup Conflict: Stereotypes, Prejudice and DiscriminationIngroup Derogation and Self-StereotypingIdentity and AcculturationNavigating Diversity: Multiculturalism versus Culture-blindnessPart III: THE FUTURE OF CULTURE Where Does Culture Come From?Culture and the Brain: Frontiers in Cultural NeurosciencePredicting the Future: Tracking Cultural Change Epilogue