PSY 450 Week 1 - Individual Cross-Cultural Psychology Paper

PSY 450 Week 1 - Individual Cross-Cultural Psychology Paper

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze cross-cultural psychology. Use the Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR) for this course, the University Library, or other resources to locate at least 4 articles concerning these issues. Please use research articles with authors and websites that meet the UOP criteria for websites (official versus non-official – if you have doubts, please ask).

As a part of your analysis, be sure to address the following items:

Define cultural and cross-cultural psychology.

Analyze the relationship between cultural and cross-cultural psychology.

Discuss the role of critical thinking in cross-cultural psychology.

Discuss the methodology associated with cross-cultural research.

Discussion Questions:

1-What is ethnocentrism? Is it possible to avoid ethnocentrism? If so, how? If not, why not?

2-Cultural Globalization and Separation Debate:

                In this thread we will discuss the impact of cultural globalization and cultural separation on cross cultural psychology.

As discussed in your textbook, there are two trends that are valuable for cross cultural psychology: cultural globalization and cultural separation. Cultural globalization refers to the increasingly interconnectivity of the world society, while global separation refers to separation of cultures and ethnic groups. Which trend do you think is the most compelling? Do you think that cultures will eventually merge together, or that they will become more separate from each other?