2022/2023
Кросс-культурная психология
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Департамент психологии
Когда читается:
2, 3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
68
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed to develop students’ competencies and interest in сulture and psychology field. After fulfilling the course, students will know basic approaches of modern cross-cultural psychology and their implementation in different areas of their everyday activity in multicultural settings. During the course students get acquainted with what cross-cultural psychology is, how it differs from other related spheres of psychology and how it can be applied to scientific and real-life situations. Students will learn how to measure and map different cultures and understand culture’s impact on cognition, personality and communication. Students will study the factors and outcomes of successful acculturation and intercultural relations. Students will also train to create convincing presentations, write a theoretical review and work with some practical exercises.
Learning Objectives
- To introduce the main theories and researches in cultural and cross-cultural psychology
- To develop an interest, motivation and skills of primary analysis of cultural specifics of individual and group behavior
- To develop awareness of different cultural assumptions.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Student can apply knowledge about personality related concepts to explain the cultural differences and similarities.
- Student is able to apply ecocultural framework to explain cultural differences.
- Student is able to differentiate between basic aspects of multiculturalism.
- Student is able to take into consideration cross-cultural differences in cognition to present the results of his/her work more effectively.
- Student is able to work with intelligence tests in cross-cultural settings.
- Student is capable to apply knowledge of cross-cultural psychology to solve problems occurring in intercultural relations in different contexts/levels (individual, group, societal)
- Student is capable to apply the knowledge of cultural measurements to reveal and explain the cultural differences and similarities.
- Student is capable to apply the knowledge of cultural specifics in verbal and nonverbal communication in multicultural settings.
- Student is capable to define theoretical and applied aspects of cross-cultural psychology.
- Student is capable to differentiate between different types of stereotypes and knows how to works with ethnic stereotypes.
- Student is capable to explain and apply hypotheses of intercultural relation .
- Student is capable to explain cross-cultural differences in cognitive processes - such as perception, attention, thinking, memory etc - and emotions.
- Student is capable to give definitions of the main categories and know different theoretical approach and methods of culture measurements.
- Student knows about basic practical socio-psychological interventions to improve intercultural relations.
- Student knows main theoretical approaches explaining cultural influences on personality.
- Student knows main theoretical grounds explaining cultural influences on cognition.
- Student knows main theoretical models and approaches to acculturation.
- Student owns the system of main categories and instruments of cross-cultural psychology.
- Student owns the system of main psychological categories and definitions related to intercultural communication.
- Students is able to differentiate between different levels of culture and different approaches to study culture.
- Students knows main theoretical and training approaches to intercultural competence.
Course Contents
- Topic 1. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Topic 2. Measuring and Mapping Cultures
- Topic 3. Culture and Cognition
- Topic 4. Personality and Culture
- Topic 5. Culture and Communication
- Topic 6. Psychology of Acculturation and Intercultural Relations
Assessment Elements
- Home task 1an oral presentation in the format of TED Talks
- Home task 2.1: Exploratory study to clarify the client’s requestPreliminary analysis of the client's request and socio-cultural context of the problem
- Hometask 2.2: finding solution to a client requestCreation of the intervention to solve the problem of the client
- Final examFinal exam test consists of test questions addressing the CCP topics and additional literature and one case to analyse
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 3rd module0.2 * Hometask 2.2: finding solution to a client request + 0.2 * Home task 2.1: Exploratory study to clarify the client’s request + 0.2 * Home task 1 + 0.4 * Final exam
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Berry, J. W. (2017). Mutual Intercultural Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1560357
- Breugelmans, S. M., Chasiotis, A., & Vijver, F. J. R. van de. (2011). Fundamental Questions in Cross-Cultural Psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=366256
- Hazel Rose Markus, & Shinobu Kitayama. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.F4474DDB
- Matsumoto, D. R. (2001). The Handbook of Culture and Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=129712
- Richard E. Nisbett, Incheol Choi, Kaiping Peng, & Ara Norenzayan. (n.d.). Copyright 200i by the American Psychological Association, Inc. 0033-295X/01/$5.00 DO1: 10.1037//0033-295X.108.2.291 Culture and Systems of Thought: Holistic Versus Analytic Cognition. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.E8103D79
- Valsiner, J. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=826680
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- Carolina Țîmbalari. (2019). Dimensions of National Culture – Cross-cultural Theories. Studies in Business and Economics, 14(3), 220–230. https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0055
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