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Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC E-1052
Cross-Cultural Psychology (23033)
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Eva Jane McHan, PhD, Visiting Scholar in Psychology, Harvard University.
Course tuition: noncredit $450, undergraduate credit $800, graduate credit $1,725.
Spring term:
Wednesdays beginning Jan. 28, 7:35-9:35 pm, Sever Hall, Room 203.
This course is an overview of major topics concerned with the relationship between behavior and socio-psychological cultural processes. Cross-cultural and diversity issues include the study of theories of culture, research methods, and cross-cultural comparisons of socialization techniques, gender, race, religion, language, cognition, organization, and health. Critical thinking and learning are employed throughout the course. (4 credits)