Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Introductory Psychology (with InfoTrac)

by Price, William F.; Crapo, Richley H.

• ISBN13: 9780534546533
• ISBN10: 0534546536
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-09
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Written by William F. Price and Richley H. Crapo, this book, contains 27 articles on cultural groups around the globe, and is an ideal companion volume to any introductory psychology text. Each cross-cultural reading or vignette enriches the traditional material of the course. These articles were specifically chosen to increase student understanding of the similarities and differences among the peoples of the world as they relate to psychological principles, concepts, and issues. Available at a discounted package price with the text, contact your Thomson/Wadsworth representative for more information.

Table of Contents

Part One Psychological Research and Theory	1	(16)
Culture, Values, and Social Thought	2	(5)
The Use of Projective Tests in Non-Western Cultures	7	(6)
How Universal Are Psychological Theories? Freud and Erikson Examined in Global Perspective	13	(4)
Part Two Sensation	17	(6)
How Much Is Too Much Kayaking? A Case of Kayak-Angst	18	(5)
Part Three Perception	23	(6)
Depth Perception and Visual Illusions: Why Do Cultural Differences Exist?	24	(5)
Part Four States of Conciousness	29	(10)
Dreams from Culture to Culture	30	(4)
Alcohol, Drugs, and Religion	34	(5)
Part Five Conditioning and Learning	39	(6)
The Ifaluk Ghosts of Micronesia	40	(5)
Part Six Memory and Information Processing	45	(8)
How Children Think: An Issue of Content and Measurement	46	(3)
Who's Afraid of a Test?	49	(4)
Part Seven Cognition and Language	53	(8)
A World of Colors: Culture Influencing Linguistic Needs	54	(7)
Part Eight Motivation	61	(18)
Was Hunger the Motivation for Aztec Cannibalism?	62	(5)
Aggression: The Nonviolent Semai	67	(6)
Individualism vs. Collectivism: Differences Between Chinese and American Value Orientations	73	(6)
Part Nine Emotion	79	(10)
A Frown Is a Frown Is a Frown: Facial Expressions Around the World	80	(4)
Witch-Fear Among the Aivilik Eskimo	84	(5)
Part Ten Development Through the Lifespan	89	(10)
The Elderly in Native American Culture	90	(4)
Female Initiation Rites	94	(5)
Part Eleven Intelligence and Individual Differences	99	(8)
Race, Culture, and IQ	100	(7)
Part Twelve Personality	107	(10)
Leadership Characteristics: The Case of Moral Reasoning in a Rural African Community	108	(4)
Age Differences in Personality Traits Among the Highland Maya	112	(5)
Part Thirteen Health Psychology	117	(14)
Witchcraft!	118	(4)
Copying Styles Among German and Israeli Adolescents	122	(4)
The AIDS Pandemic: Addressing Perceptions and Behaviors	126	(5)
Part Fourteen Abnormal Psychology	131	(16)
``Call Me Crazy!'' Psychiatric Labeling Among the Eskimo and the Yoruba	132	(5)
Depression and Culture	137	(6)
Koro---A Culture-Bound Depersonalization Syndrome	143	(4)
Part Fifteen Social Psychology	147	(18)
Gimme a Break! Patterns of Cooperation Among Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, and Anglo-Americans	148	(4)
Polyandry---Multiple Spouses in Tibet and Pahari, India	152	(7)
Gender Stereotyping in Global Perspective	159	(6)
Part Sixteen Sexuality	165	(10)
The Berdache: Gender-Mixing Among Northern Native Americans	166	(5)
Cross-Cultural Differences in Sexual Jealousy	171	(4)
Name Index	175	(2)
Subject Index	177