SOp151 Cross-cultural psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbara Strobachová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Iva Raclavská, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbara Strobachová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOp151/01: Wed 22. 9. to Wed 15. 12. Wed 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, B. Strobachová
SOp151/02: Mon 10:00–11:50 kancelář vyučujícího, B. Strobachová
Prerequisites
The course Cross-cultural psychology systematizes psychological findings considering influence of various social backgrounds on an individual, his development and self-fulfilment in the society. It directly interconnects psychology and social education and points out determination of human psyche in the context of various socio-cultural environment and possible ways to overcome this determination. Knowledge of other psychological disciplines (general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology) is supposed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
• use basic terms of cross-cultural psychology • understand the influence of social background on shaping of human psyche • consider and critically evaluate the diagnosis results (especially the test ones) in relation to client’s cultural origin • suggest possible interventions to understand different cultures successfully
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: • use basic terms of cross-cultural psychology • understand the influence of social background on shaping of human psyche • consider and critically evaluate the diagnosis results (especially the test ones) in relation to client’s cultural origin • suggest possible interventions to understand different cultures successfully
Syllabus
  • • What cross-culture psychology deals with – basic discipline definition • Relation between social and cross-cultural psychology • Basic terms of cross-cultural psychology – culture, acculturation, accommodation, assimilation, amalgamation, cultural relativism, cultural egocentrism • process and methods of examining cultural differences • Cross-cultural differences among cultures • Cross-cultural differences in perception • Holistic and analytic cognitive style • Cross-cultural differences in thought • Intelligence and its measurement in the context of various cultural backgrounds • Emotion in cross-cultural context • Issue of testing various psychic qualities throughout cultures • Differences of social norms and values • Cross-cultural communication • Saphir Whorf hypothesis • Cross-cultural differences in traffic behavior • Psychological characteristics of East-Asian cultures • Indigenous psychologies, Chinese and Korean indigenous psychology
Literature
    required literature
  • LINKOV, Václav. Základní témata čínské původní psychologie. Psychologie a její kontexty. 2019, vol. 10, No 1, p. 3-16. info
  • LINKOV, Václav. Korejská domorodá psychologie: Přehled některých pojmů. Človek a Spoločnosť. 2017, vol. 20, No 2, p. 72-79. info
  • ČENĚK, Jiří, Josef SMOLÍK and Zdeňka VYKOUKALOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie: Vybrané kapitoly (Cross-cultural psychology: Selected chapters). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 312 pp. Psýché. ISBN 978-80-247-5414-7. info
  • DENGLEROVÁ, Denisa. Testování kognitivních schopností u dětí v kulturně rozmanité společnosti (Testing of cognitive abilities of children in culturally diverse society). Brno: MUNI Press, 2015, 118 pp. Edice Sociálně pedagogický výzkum. ISBN 978-80-210-8099-7. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Interkulturní psychologie. Třetí vydání. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 stran. ISBN 9788073677091. URL info
  • MORGENSTERNOVÁ, Monika and Lenka ŠULOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie : rozvoj interkulturní senzitivity. Vydání 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 218 stran. ISBN 9788024613611. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
homework, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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