Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology

• What Is This Thing Called Culture?Nature, Rationale and Scope of Cross-Cultural PsychologyMethodological Issues in Cross-Cultural PsychologyResearch in Cross-Cultural SettingsEthical ConsiderationsDoing Research in IndiaCultural and Ethical ConsiderationsA Conceptual Model of Cross-Cultural Differences in Eastern and Western CulturesFamily Structures and Child Rearing PracticesCross-Culture Considerations in Health, Happiness and IllnessIntercultural Perception and InteractionDeath and BereavementCross Cultural Perspectives

′Few psychology books capture the reader through their table of contents like this one. The book contrasts dominant ideas from Eastern and Western psychology and, in doing so, challanges one′s own assumptions...perhaps the book′s greatest strength is the holistic focus on life as a lived experience, which also makes it fun to read.′ - The Psychologist ′Even if the examples mainly describe the differences between the Indian and western ways of thinking they do help in understanding cultural differences in general…One can recommend Cross-cultural Psychology for people from many different fields. It is not just professionals of psychology or social psychology who need to understand these differences′ Psykologia