An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
Dena Darwish
Psy450
June 18, 2017
Phoenix University
Professor Nissa
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
In their article of Cross-cultural Psychology, (Shiraev and Levy, 2016) termed these two phenomena as the fields of psychology that focus entirely on the culture, as well as the influence those distinct cultures have on the cognitive development and character of a human being. A group of individuals in a community share behaviors, attitudes, and symbols which are passed from one generation to another. Culture plays a lot of significances in the society such as affecting how an individual think as well as their behavior and how they respond to changes in the environment. Therefore, …show more content…
2012), claims that cultural psychology and cross-cultural are almost related but distinctively have a slight difference. Firstly, cultural psychology is associated with a single community and the elements that contribute to the formation of society. Whereas cross-cultural society comprises of relating distinctions concerning similarities and differences between opposing cultures or societies. According to (Schaller and Crandall, 2004), the insinuations of the distinctions concerning individualism and collectivism. Both societies explore the factors of ethnicity, race, and culture. It is evidenced that no culture is entirely similar. Each culture has been studied through a series of factors ranging from cognitive foundations, neurology, motivations, evolution, and biology (Forshaw and British Psychological Society. 2012). Cross-cultural psychology scholars adopt two or more cultural features to explore the similarities and the differences that exist to determine the key concepts of the society in general. Cross-cultural psychology is primarily focused on studying cultures that affect human behaviors. A psychologist tries to establish universal and unique patterns that assist them to structure behavioral pattern amongst cultural
Dena Darwish
Psy450
June 18, 2017
Phoenix University
Professor Nissa
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
In their article of Cross-cultural Psychology, (Shiraev and Levy, 2016) termed these two phenomena as the fields of psychology that focus entirely on the culture, as well as the influence those distinct cultures have on the cognitive development and character of a human being. A group of individuals in a community share behaviors, attitudes, and symbols which are passed from one generation to another. Culture plays a lot of significances in the society such as affecting how an individual think as well as their behavior and how they respond to changes in the environment. Therefore, …show more content…
2012), claims that cultural psychology and cross-cultural are almost related but distinctively have a slight difference. Firstly, cultural psychology is associated with a single community and the elements that contribute to the formation of society. Whereas cross-cultural society comprises of relating distinctions concerning similarities and differences between opposing cultures or societies. According to (Schaller and Crandall, 2004), the insinuations of the distinctions concerning individualism and collectivism. Both societies explore the factors of ethnicity, race, and culture. It is evidenced that no culture is entirely similar. Each culture has been studied through a series of factors ranging from cognitive foundations, neurology, motivations, evolution, and biology (Forshaw and British Psychological Society. 2012). Cross-cultural psychology scholars adopt two or more cultural features to explore the similarities and the differences that exist to determine the key concepts of the society in general. Cross-cultural psychology is primarily focused on studying cultures that affect human behaviors. A psychologist tries to establish universal and unique patterns that assist them to structure behavioral pattern amongst cultural