Acknowledgements
About This Book
Introduction to Psychology
Cultural WEIRDos
Introduction to Cultural Psychology
Defining Culture
Two Views of Culture
Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
Chapter Review
Animal Culture
Uniquely Human
Ecological and Geographic Cultural Variation
Cultural Transmission
Advantages and Disadvantages
Procedural Bias
Sampling Bias
Research Issues in Cultural Psychology
Instrument Bias
Interpretation Bias
Other Issues in Research
Ethics in Cultural Psychological Research
Defining Enculturation
Other Enculturation Agents
Enculturation Agents
Temperament
Attachment
Parenting Styles
Cognitive Development
Sensation and Perception
Attention
Social Cognitions
Thinking
Memory
Intelligence
Sex and Gender
Sexuality and Culture
Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
Gender Differences
Gender Enculturation Agents
Stereotypes and Gender Roles
Discrimination
Components of Emotions
Emotions and Culture
Motivation
Introduction to Personality
Five Factor Model and Cross-Cultural Research
Big Five as Universals
Cultural Considerations and Indigenous Personality
Self and Culture
Characteristics of the Self-Concept
Trait Theory
Self-Enhancement and Self-Effacement
Neural Basis for Self
Beyond East and West Differences
What Does it Mean to be Healthy?
Global Definition of Health
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality
Subjective Well-Being
Health in American Culture
Diet
Sleep Hygiene
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Race and Ethnicity
Global Health Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Summary
Vocabulary
What is Mental Illness?
Making a Diagnosis (The 3 D’s)
History of Mental Illness
Cultural Concepts of Distress
Universal Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Anxiety Disorders
Eating Disorders
Psychosis
Barriers to Treatment
Reducing Stigma around Mental Illness
Group Interactions
Group Interactions and Culture
Cooperation
Obedience
Conformity
Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination
Universal Morality
Social Fairness
Cultural Considerations of Kohlberg’s Theory
Cultural Alternatives to Moral Development
Psychological Reactions to Unfair Behavior
Multicultural Identities
Acculturation
Culture Shock
Berry’s Model of Acculturation
Bilingualism and Culture
Cultural Switching
Challenges to Living in a Multicultural World
References