Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology - 2nd Edition by Christine Ma-Kellams (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology: A Concise Introduction explores the specific ways one's cultural background shapes one's sense of self, emotions, motivation, judgments, relationships, and more.
- About the Author: Christine Ma-Kellams is an associate professor of psychology at San Jose State University and the coordinator of the Research & Experimental Psychology Master's Program.
- 334 Pages
- Psychology, Ethnopsychology
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About the Book
This book combines hard science with everyday issues to explore how the intangible forces of our cultural milieu (race, religion, class, gender, sexuality, social media, etc.) powerfully change the way we want, think, and act. It incorporates both cross- and multi-cultural approaches to tackle modern issues of living in a diverse world.Book Synopsis
Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology: A Concise Introduction explores the specific ways one's cultural background shapes one's sense of self, emotions, motivation, judgments, relationships, and more. It discusses race, politics, God, sex, money, and how you like your coffee. In the process, this book unpacks "culture" in all its various forms, including (but not limited to) ethnic, socioeconomic, gender, and religious culture. It also covers what happens when cultures collide (e.g., diversity issues and multiculturalism) and presents insights into the future of culture.
To this end, this book uses empirical psychological research on culture and applies it to real-world issues, like whether money makes one happy or being online makes one unwell. It presents the mounting evidence suggesting that much of our psychological processes is culture-specific, theory-driven, and context-dependent. It includes chapters on the newest, most groundbreaking issues facing the study of culture, including how to unpack the origins of culture-where it comes from, how to test the history of culture in modern-day laboratory studies, how culture shapes the brain (and how the brain changes culture), and the question of cultural change in the era of globalization.
Review Quotes
"Using an approachable, conversational tone, Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology: A Concise Introduction takes a current events approach to discussing and understanding cross-cultural differences and similarities. Additionally, this text explores timely topics regarding how similarities and differences in culture can manifest intergroup conflict and harmony. I appreciate the inclusions of recent history, including the COVID-19 pandemic, US Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Important, relevant, timely, and comprehensive." --Monica Sherri Kearney, University of Maryland
"Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology by Ma-Kellams provides both a readable and authoritative introduction to the fields of cross-cultural and multicultural psychology. The author weaves a compelling social psychological orientation to daily cultural situations commonly encountered in the U.S." --Glenn Gamst, University of La Verne "This book covers topics from both cross-cultural and multicultural perspectives, and integrates social psychology to cover relevant concepts related to intercultural conflict as well." --Michiko Nohara-LeClair, Lindenwood UniversityAbout the Author
Christine Ma-Kellams is an associate professor of psychology at San Jose State University and the coordinator of the Research & Experimental Psychology Master's Program. Her empirical work has been published in numerous journals and covered by news outlets, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science, Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe. Her fiction (short stories, essays, and novel, The Band) has been published by HuffPost, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Electric Literature, the Rumpus, ZYZZYVA, Kenyon Review and Atria/Simon & Schuster.
