REVEL for Lives Across Cultures Cross-Cultural Human Development -- Access Card

by Gardiner, Harry

• ISBN13: 9780134639086
• ISBN10: 0134639081
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2017-05-26
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

An interdisciplinary exploration of cross-cultural human development throughout the lifespan
Revel™ Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Developmen t focuses on cultural similarities and differences in human development throughout the world and across the lifespan, while emphasizing the links between theory, research, and practical applications. Presented chronologically by topic, Harry Gardiner’s Sixth Edition combines the most current information with engaging vignettes, stories, and personal experiences in his highly praised, scholarly yet conversational, and often humorous writing style.

Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.
 
NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.

Author Biography

Harry Gardiner is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin—La Crosse with degrees from American International College (BA), the University of Hawaii (MA), and the University of Manchester, England (PhD), where he met his wife, Ormsin, of Thailand. Married in both Buddhist and Christian ceremonies, he taught at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok for two years. He and his wife have four children and six grandchildren.
 
He has engaged in training, teaching, and research in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Dr. Gardiner was a charter member of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology and served as president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. In addition to publishing articles in a wide variety of journals and participating in national and international meetings, he has co-authored a number of chapters on cross-cultural topics for other books.
 
He enjoys watching the development of his six grandchildren as they navigate a much more culturally diversified world than he, or his children, experienced at their ages.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Human Development
2. Theories and Methodology
3. Culture and Socialization
4. The Family in Cultural Context
5. Culture, Language, and Cognition
6. Culture, Self, and Personality
7. Culture and Social Behavior
8. Culture and Issues of Gender and Sexuality
9. Culture, Health, and Illness
10. Future Trends and Applications