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Indigenous and cultural psychology
understanding people in context
Edited by
Uichol Kim, Kuo-Shu Yang, Kwang-Kuo Hwang
It was once assumed that the bedrock concepts of psychology held true for all the world's peoples. More recently, post-modern approaches to research have expanded on these Western models, building a psychology that takes into account the sociopolitical, historical, religious, ecological, and other indigenous factors that make every culture, as well as every person as agents of their own actions. Indigenous and Cultural Psychology surveys psychological and behavioral phenomena in native context in various developing and developed countries, with particular focuson Asia. An international team of 28 experts clarifies culture-specific concepts (such as paternalism and the Japanese concept of amae), models integrative methods of study, and dispels typical misconceptions about the field and its goals. The results reflect culturally sound frames of reference while remaining rigorous, systematic, and verifiable. These approaches provide a basis for the discovery of true psychological universals. Among the topics featured: With this book, the editors have captured a growing field at a crucial stage in its evolution. Indigenous and Cultural Psychology benefits students and researchers on two levels, offering groundbreaking findings on understudied concepts, and signaling future directions in universal knowledge.
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Full citation:
Kim, U. , Yang, K. , Hwang, K. (eds) (2006). Indigenous and cultural psychology: understanding people in context, Springer, Dordrecht.
Table of Contents
Wallner Fritz G.; Jandl Martin J
49-72
Pe-Pua Rogelia
109-137
Pope Edwards Carolyn; Knoche Lisa; Aukrust Vibeke; Kumru Asiye; Kim Misuk
141-162
Georgas James; Mylonas Kostas
197-221
Peng Kaiping; Spencer-Rodgers Julie; Nian Zhong
247-262
Choi Sang-Chin; Kim Kibum
357-369
Park Young-Shin; Kim Uichol
421-443
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