Cross-Cultural Psychology includes the following thematic areas: goals and scope of Cross-Cultural Psychology, historical roots and relations with other disciplines; methodological issues: the emic-etic distinction, levels of analysis, data equivalence; similarities and differences in behavior across cultures: cognitive styles, intelligence, child development and cultural transmission, personality and social behavior, values, individualism and collectivism, gender behavior, aggressive behavior, acculturation and intercultural relations.
Grading is based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail').
Basic texts
Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Breugelmans, S. M., Chasiotis, A., & Sam, D. L. (2011). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research and applications (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Smith, P. B., & Bond, M. H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (2006). Understanding Social Psychology across cultures. London: Sage.
Grading is based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail').
Basic texts
Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Breugelmans, S. M., Chasiotis, A., & Sam, D. L. (2011). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research and applications (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Smith, P. B., & Bond, M. H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (2006). Understanding Social Psychology across cultures. London: Sage.
Semester:
Spring