Culture as Embodiment

Paul Voestermans is Emeritus Associate Professor in Cultural Psychology at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He also taught at the Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. He has contributed articles on culture and behaviour in Theory & Psychology, New Ideas in Psychology, and has written several books in the field.Theo Verheggen is Associate Professor in Cultural Psychology and History of Psychology at the Open Universiteit Nederland. He has published several articles on the development of an enactive perspective for cultural psychology in various books and journals.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments xiiPart One Towards a New Psychology of Culture 11 Understanding Culture 32 Inventing Culture Theory 273 A Psychological Perspective on Culture 70Part Two Sex, Status, Age, Ethnicity, and Faith 1094 Sex: The Shaping of Sex and Gender 1135 Status: The Body of Class and Organized Compliance 1416 Age: The Optimal Balance of Love and Challenge 1607 Ethnicity: Cultural Arrests and Bicultural Competence 1888 Faith: Religion as a Man-made Order 211Part Three Psychology and Globalization 2439 A Psychology of Globalization 24510 Epilogue 287Bibliographical Essay 292Index 319

"What I liked most about Culture as Embodiment is its positioning of psychological principles and behavioral patterns within the context of everyday life. This aspect of the book should not come as a surprise, given its focus on culture. But it is noteworthy, nonetheless, because in covering what are at times quite abstract concepts in psychology and beyond (e.g. metaphorical reasoning) the authors manage to force readers to traverse multiple terrains across history, economics, political science, and anthropology." PsycCritiques, July 2014“In sum, with rich analyses and admirable aims, Culture as Embodiment reimagines what a psychological science of culture can mean for the 21st century, providing a compelling alternative to prevailing cultural psychological theories.” Theory and Psychology, July 2015