PSB_507 Cross-cultural psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucia Jurová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 C51
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Cross-Cultural Psychology aims to explore relationships between cultural variables and human behaviour. We will look at the recent attempts by cross-cultural psychologists to devise theories that reflect the cultural, social and developmental, perspectives on behaviour. Problematics of streotypes and coexistence of different ethnics will also be addressed as a part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic definitions and application of cross-cultural psychology. What is culture.
  • 2. Cognitive functions and intelligence. Explaning group differences in test scores: Intelligence and intelligent behavior.
  • 3. Integration and aculturation. Bias and stereotypes.
  • 4. Cross-cultural differences in values. Identity: ethnic and national identity and intergroup conflict.
  • 5. Cultural dimensions in the process of psychoteraphy
Literature
  • SHIRAEV, Eric. Cross-cultural psychology : critical thinking and contemporary applications. Edited by David A. Levy. 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2007, xiv, 394. ISBN 0205474322. info
  • MORGENSTERNOVÁ, Monika and Lenka ŠULOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie : rozvoj interkulturní senzitivity. Vydání 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 218 stran. ISBN 9788024613611. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Interkulturní psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2004, 199 s. ISBN 8071788856. info
  • Antropologie multikulturních společností : rozumět identitě. Edited by Thomas Hylland Eriksen - Marek Jakoubek, Translated by Tereza Kuldová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2007, 268 s. ISBN 9788072549252. info
  • LOVAŠ, Ladislav, Viera BAČOVÁ and Jozef VÝROST. Vybrané kapitoly zo sociálnej psychológie. Vyd. 1. V Bratislave: Veda, 1993, iv, 220. ISBN 8022403865. info
  • Psychology of intergroup relations. Edited by Stephen Worchel - William G. Austin. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1986. ISBN 0-8304-1075-9. info
  • Problém tolerance v dějinách a perspektivě. Edited by Michal Machovec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 279 s. ISBN 8020004149. info
Teaching methods
Class (2 hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/group learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussions, development of cross-cultural sensitivity. Completion: Handing in of the essay on given topic for each lecture.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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