Teaching Culture and Psychology

The fourth edition of Teaching Culture and Psychology (previously Cross-Cultural Explorations) provides an array of carefully designed instructor resources and student activities that support the construction and implementation of courses on culture and psychology. Revised and expanded from previous editions, the book enables instructors to use selected activities appropriate for their course structure. Part One explores a variety of pedagogical challenges involved in teaching about culture and psychology and details specific strategies for addressing these challenges. Part Two (instructor resources) and Part Three (student handouts) center around 90 activities designed to encourage students to think critically about the role of culture in a wide range of psychology content areas. These activities are based on current and classic cross-cultural research and take the form of case studies, self-administered scales, mini-experiments, database search assignments, and the collection of content-analytic, observational, and interview data. For each activity, instructors are provided with a lecture/discussion module as well as suggestions for variations and expanded writing assignments. Student handouts are available in this text as well as on the Routledge website as fillable forms. Contributing to the inclusion of cultural perspectives in the psychology curriculum, this wide-ranging book enables instructors to provide students with hands-on experiences that facilitate the understanding and application of major concepts and principles in the study of culture and psychology, making it ideal for cultural psychology, anthropology, sociology, and related courses.

Susan B. Goldstein received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Hawaii while a grantee of the East West Center. She is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands, U.S.A., where she teaches Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Study Abroad Pre-Departure and Re-entry Courses. Her research and publications have focused on study abroad, intercultural attitudes, social justice allies, stigma, and strategies for diversifying the psychology curriculum.

Introduction Part One: Pedagogical Strategies Part Two: Instructor Resources 01. The Concept of Culture 02. Culture and Psychological Research 03. Culture and Basic Processes 04. Culture and Developmental Processes 05. Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context 06. Health, Stress, and Coping Across Cultures 07. Culture and Social Behavior 08. Intergroup Relations 09. Intercultural Interaction Part Three: Student Activities 01. The Concept of Culture 02. Culture and Psychological Research 03. Culture and Basic Processes 04. Culture and Developmental Processes 05. Personality, Emotion, and the Self in Cultural Context 06. Health, Stress, and Coping Across Cultures 07. Culture and Social Behavior 08. Intergroup Relations 09. Intercultural Interaction