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Book Title: The Connected Mind

Subtitle: Exploring Psychology Through Culture

by Julie Lazzara, PhD and Jennifer Brown, PhD

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Book Description: Explores how cultural influences relate to enculturated psychological processes, gaining insights into how individuals think, feel, and behave within their cultural environments.

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Contents

Book Information

Book Description

The Connected Mind: Exploring Psychology Through Culture is a comprehensive, openly licensed Psychology and Culture book and course. The book and course were adapted from existing OER materials and incorporate updated research with current data and new sections that emphasize culturally relevant pedagogy. Given that many students enrolled in this course are not psychology majors, the text uses cross-disciplinary examples that highlight the relevance of psychological concepts across various fields. The emphasis is on fostering cultural competency and a broad understanding of diverse perspectives in psychology.

Authors

Julie Lazzara, PhD and Jennifer Brown, PhD

License

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Subject

Psychology

Metadata

Title
The Connected Mind
Authors
Julie Lazzara, PhD and Jennifer Brown, PhD
Contributors
Paula Crossman and pau2234852
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

The Connected Mind Copyright © 2025 by Open Maricopa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

The Connected Mind: Exploring Psychology Through Culture is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Psychology
Institution
Paradise Valley Community College
Publisher
Open Maricopa
Publisher City
Phoenix
Publication Date
June 11, 2025