PSY 559
Cultural Psychology
Online Course
PSY 559 Cultural Psychology
3 Semester Units
Cultural Psychology offers a perspective on the importance of culture and how culture influences a wide range of cognitive, psychological, and physical processes as well as behavioral aspects of humans. This course introduces students to the relationship of culture and self-identity including personality, gender, communication, physical and mental health, psychological interventions, and social behavior. Finally, students will also examine the relationship between culture and organizational behavior.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define culture, key terminology related to cultural psychology, and research methods in the field.
- Examine psychological processes, behaviors, and interventions as they pertain to culture.
- Demonstrate an understanding of cultural and psychological processes including enculturation, developmental processes, and moral reasoning.
- Evaluate the relationship between culture and self-identity, personality, gender, communication, physical health, mental health, and social behavior.
- Analyze the relationship between culture and organizational behavior including best practices for motivation, productivity, decision-making, and working with diverse cultures.
- Demonstrate proficiency with academic writing related to cultural psychology.
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This course is structured into four units and a final exam. Each unit has a required essay and an open book multiple-choice exam.
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Students can also obtain textbooks in their local areas or through online sources if they do not wish to utilize the University's rental library. There are many resources on the web for renting, purchasing, and selling textbooks. If you would like to purchase your textbooks, or are interested in exploring other delivery methods (digital or pdf versions), we have compiled a handy Textbook Resource Page for students who wish to explore other options.
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