Social Psychology and Cultural Context

by John Adamopoulos, Yoshihisa Kashima

Overview

Social Psychology and Cultural Context is the first survey of social psychology to integrate cross-cultural issues. The book not only utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture but also reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross-cultural psychology. Written by world-renowned specialists, the chapters in this volume offer valuable insights to students and researchers in both cross-cultural and social psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761906377
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/30/1999
Series:	Cross Cultural Psychology , #4
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.24(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

My work focuses on the description of "interpersonal structure" (i.e., the psychological dimensions along which social behavior varies), and on the modeling of the mental representation of interpersonal behavior and of the social context in which it occurs. This work has implication both for traditional social/personality psychology, and for a number of related theoretical issues (e.g., the possibility of distinguishing "universal" from culture-specific psychological processes, and the emergence over time of the dimensions along which meaning about interpersonal behavior is communicated).

Table of Contents

Foreword - Walter J Lonner
Preface - John Adamopoulos and Yoshihisa Kashima
A Dedication
Introduction - John Adamopoulos and Yoshihisa Kashima
Subjective Culture as a Research Tradition
PART ONE: REFLECTIONS ON CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
On the Unity of the Field of Culture and Psychology - John W Berry
Unity in Diversity - Michael Harris Bond
Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious, Multicultural Society
PART TWO: THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS IN CROSS-CULTURAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Four Questions about Human Social Behavior - Jack M Feldman
The Social Cognitive Approach to Culture and Psychology
The Emergence of Cultural Patterns of Interpersonal Behavior - John Adamopoulos
Culture, Connectionism, and the Self - Yoshihisa Kashima and Emiko S Kashima
PART THREE: ELEMENTS OF SUBJECTIVE CULTURE
Subjective Culture and Social Behavior - James Jaccard, Harold A Litardo and Choi K Wan
Multimethod Probes of Basic Human Values - Shalom H Schwartz, Arielle Lehmann and Sonia Roccas
The Experience of Contrasting Subjective Cultures - Josephine C Naidoo
The Case of South Asian Women in Canada
Subjective Culture in Health Interventions - Gerardo Marín
Subjective Culture and the Law - Roy S Malpass
PART FOUR: GROUP AND INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES
Family in Cross-Cultural Psychology - James Georgas
Conflict Management Across Cultures - Kwok Leung and Darius K-S Chan
Negotiation of the Self in Interpersonal Interaction - Emiko S Kashima and Yoshihisa Kashima
Japan-Australia Comparison
PART FIVE: APPLIED CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
Cross-Cultural Training - Richard W Brislin and Dharm P S Bhawuk
Research and Innovations
Culture and Family Planning - Andrew R Davidson et al
The Acceptability of Male Contraception
Culture, Control Beliefs and Job Satisfaction - C Harry Hui and Candice Yee
Epilogue - John Adamopoulos and Yoshihisa Kashima

Editorial Reviews

This survey of social psychology integrates cross-cultural issues, utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture, and reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross- cultural psychology. Chapters are arranged in sections on reflections on cross-cultural psychology, theoretical orientations, elements of subjective culture, group and interpersonal processes, and applied cross-cultural psychology. Each chapter contains an introduction and in-depth discussion questions related to previous material. Specific subjects include culture and family planning, multimethod probes of basic human values, and the emergence of cultural patterns of interpersonal behavior. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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