Cross-Cultural Psychology

Kenneth D. Keith, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of San Diego. He has taught introductory psychology, research methods, history and systems of psychology, and cross-cultural psychology. His research interests include cross-cultural psychology, quality of life, intellectual disability, and the teaching of psychology. Keith is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions on Teaching and International Psychology), the Western Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science, and a member of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, former President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and former Chief Reader for the College Board Advanced Placement Psychology program.

• List of Contributors xiForeword xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviiPart I Basic Concepts 11 Psychology and Culture: An Introduction 3Kenneth D. Keith2 Ethnocentrism: Seeing the World from Where We Stand 23Kenneth D. Keith3 Cross‐Cultural Competence 39Chi‐yue Chiu and Yuanyuan ShiPart II Culture, Psychological Science, and Research Methods 574 Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Cross‐Cultural Research 59Bernard C. Beins5 The Inextricable Link Between Culture and Statistics 82Susan A. Nolan and Andrew F. Simon6 Infusing Diversity into Research Methods = Good Science 107Linda M. Woolf and Michael R. Hulsizer7 Evolution and Cross‐Cultural Psychology 128Afshin GharibPart III Development 1518 Child Development Across Cultures 153Adriana Molitor and Hui‐Chin Hsu9 Adolescent Development in a Cross‐Cultural Perspective 190Judith L. Gibbons and Katelyn E. Poelker10 Cultural Variations in Perceptions of Aging 216James T. GirePart IV Cognition 24111 Culture and Cognition 243Michael Cole and Martin Packer12 Conceptions and Approaches to Education Across Cultures 271Ji‐Yeon O. Jo and Jungmin Kwon13 Cross‐Cultural Differences in Visual Perception of Color, Illusions, Depth, and Pictures 287William L. Phillips14 International Developments Influencing the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 309Robert L. Schalock and Miguel A. VerdugoPart V Consciousness 32515 Culture and Dreams 327Roger Ivar Lohmann16 Consciousness and Culture 342Kenneth D. KeithPart VI Language and Communication 35517 Language and Culture: Commonality, Variation, and Mistaken Assumptions 357David S. Kreiner18 Crossing Boundaries: Cross‐Cultural Communication 375Leeva C. ChungPart VII Gender and Sex Roles 39919 Women Across Cultures 401Hilary M. Lips and Katie M. Lawson20 Stability or Change? A Cross‐Cultural Look at Attitudes Toward Sexual and Gender Identity Minorities 427Mary E. Kite, LaCount J. Togans, and Tollie J. SchultzPart VIII Health, Disorders, and Treatment 44921 Cultural Influences on Health 451Regan A. R. Gurung22 Perspectives of Psychopathology Across Cultures and Among Indigenous Societies 467Josephine C. H. Tan23 Culture and Psychotherapy: Searching for an Empirically‐Supported Relationship 482Junko Tanaka‐MatsumiPart IX Emotion and Well‐Being 49924 Culture, Emotion, and Expression 501David Matsumoto and Hyi Sung C. Hwang25 Wellbeing Across Cultures: Issues of Measurement and the Interpretation of Data 516Robert A. Cummins26 Happiness Around the World 531Jennifer ZwolinskiPart X Social Psychology 54727 Social Influence: A Cross‐Cultural Perspective 549Tyler Collette and Richard L. Miller28 Cross‐Cultural Differences and Similarities in Attribution 575Kristy K. Dean and Anne M. Koenig29 The Importance of Attractiveness Across Cultures 598Stephanie L. Anderson30 Multicultural Identity Development: Theory and Research 614Richard L. Miller and Tyler Collette31 Cross‐Cultural Organizational Psychology: An African Perspective 632Terence JacksonPart XI Personality 65932 Culture and Theories of Personality: Western, Confucian, and Buddhist Perspectives 661Peter J. Giordano33 The Five‐Factor Model: Contemporary Personality Theory 685Irina A. Novikova and Alexandra A. VorobyevaPart XII Concluding Thoughts 70734 Culture and Psychology: Prospects and Possibilities 709Kenneth D. KeithIndex 724