Indigenous and cultural psychology [electronic resource] : understanding people in context / edited by Uichol Kim, Kuo-shu Yang, Kwang-kuo Hwang.

Surveys psychological and behavioral phenomena in native context in various developing and developed countries, with focus on Asia. This work clarifies culture-specific concepts (such as paternalism and the Japanese concept of amae), and models integrative methods of study. It aims to dispel typical...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Kim, Ŭi-ch'ŏl, 1958-, Yang, Guoshu, 1932-, Huang, Guangguo, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2006.
Series:International and cultural psychology series.
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Summary:Surveys psychological and behavioral phenomena in native context in various developing and developed countries, with focus on Asia. This work clarifies culture-specific concepts (such as paternalism and the Japanese concept of amae), and models integrative methods of study. It aims to dispel typical misconceptions about the field and its goals.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 518 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780387286624
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0387286616
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