Cultural sensitivity without stereotyping? The effect of learning about cultural psychology on attitudes toward cultural groups

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Buchtel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cultural Groups

Interpersonal Trust in the Multicultural Classroom

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
В.И. Казаренков ◽  
В. Бовэнь
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Multicultural Classroom ◽  
Interethnic Interaction ◽  
Different Cultures

В статье раскрыты целесообразность и прогностическая ценность изучения проблемы доверия в межкультурном взаимодействии. На основе анализа теоретических концепций обосновывается, что уровень выраженности доверия к представителям иных культурных групп выступает предиктором социально-перцептивных процессов в общении и опосредует выбор субъектом соответствующей стратегии межличностного взаимодействия в процессах межкультурной коммуникации. Представлены результаты эмпирического исследования, в котором выявляется содержание критериев доверия и недоверия студентов китайской, африканской и латиноамериканской общностей к сверстникам — представителям иных культурных групп. Эмпирически подтверждается предположение о существовании связей между доверием, недоверием и стратегиями взаимодействия иностранных студентов со сверстниками — представителями других культур. Анализируются обнаруженные корреляционные взаимосвязи между содержательными критериями доверия (недоверия) и манипулятивной, альтероцентрической, конформной, диалогической, индифферентной, авторитарной стратегиями интеракций во взаимоотношениях студентов с ровесниками — представителями других культурных групп. Полученные результаты косвенно свидетельствуют о том, что механизмы аттракции, выражающиеся в приязни, симпатии, дружелюбии, а также механизмы идентификации и рефлексии выступают в качестве предикторов отношений иностранных студентов к представителям иных культур, помогают преодолевать межгрупповые предубеждения и служат профилактикой манипулирования друг другом. Результаты исследования углубляют научные представления о проблеме доверия — недоверия в межэтнических отношениях, представляют практическую ценность для социальных психологов, специалистов в области кросс-культурной психологии при разработке профилактических и коррекционных мероприятий, направленных на повышение эффективности и коммуникативной культуры взаимодействия представителей разных социальных общностей. The article focuses on the feasibility and prognostic value of the investigation of interpersonal interaction. The analysis of theoretical concepts enables the authors to prove that the level of trust between people from different cultural groups can function as a predictor of social perception and can influence people’s choice of strategies of interpersonal interaction in situations of intercultural communication. The article presents the results of empirical research aimed at the investigation of criteria of trust and mistrust between students of Chinese, African and Latin-American communities and their peers belonging to other cultural groups. The empirical study proves that there is a correlation between trust, mistrust and the strategies of interaction foreign students use when communicating with their peers from different cultures. The article analyses the correlation between the criteria of trust (mistrust) and manipulative, alterocentric, conformal, dialogical, indifferent, and authoritarian interaction strategies employed by students for intercultural communication with their peers. The results indirectly demonstrate that the mechanisms of attraction expressed through friendliness, empathy and affection, as well as the mechanisms of identification and reflection serve as predictors of foreign students’ attitude to representatives of other cultures, help to overcome prejudices in intercultural communication, help to prevent interpersonal manipulation. The results of the research extend scholarly understanding of the issue of trust and mistrust in interethnic interaction and have a high practical value for social psychologists, specialists in the sphere of cross-cultural psychology, for specialists developing preventive and corrective measures aimed at the enhancement of the efficiency of interpersonal interaction between representatives of different social groups.

scholarly journals Anger among Chinese migrants amid COVID-19 discrimination: The role of host news coverage, cultural distance, and national identity

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259866
Author(s):  
Xiaoyuan Li ◽  
Alexander S. English ◽  
Steve J. Kulich
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Chinese Migrants ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
The Impact

As the early COVID-19 outbreak sparked xenophobia against people of Asian and Chinese background, we collected data from Chinese migrants worldwide to test how discrimination at a macro-level was perceived by the Chinese during COVID-19 globally. Specifically, we examined (1) whether/how the Chinese migrants were aware of discrimination against their co-nationals during COVID; (2) if so, whether anger was a predominant reaction of these Chinese towards certain exposure to relevant information; (3) how responses of anger transcend across the group of Chinese migrants. Integrating the ecological approach to media and cultural psychology, as well as the intergroup perspective of social psychology, we conducted a study that explored the impact of traditional media exposure to discrimination on collective anger—a process mediated by national identity among the Chinese migrants. Findings provide some evidence that geographically dispersed mono-cultural groups may share or identify with collective emotions when facing xenophobic threats in a macro context. Further examination of cultural distance (between China and the host country) among the Chinese migrants also revealed a particular interaction between host newspaper coverage and cultural distance on national identity. These findings suggest further research to examine the emotional norms of similar cultures bonded via strong collective identities in times of intergroup threat and the theoretical possibility for diasporic identity processes.

On Dynamic Contexts and Unstable Categories

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-243
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Ryder ◽  
Marina M. Doucerain ◽  
Biru Zhou ◽  
Jessica Dere ◽  
Tomas Jurcik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Standard Group ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Dynamic Views ◽  
Major Section

This chapter discusses the lead author’s research program at the intersection of cultural psychology and clinical psychology from 1997 to 2017, emphasizing work conducted with one or more of the co-authors—former graduate students who are now independent researchers. After a brief consideration of formative research experiences, the chapter begins with research on the dynamic contexts of migrants undergoing acculturation. Much of this work challenges essentialized cultural groups, although it also tends to rely on standard measures of psychosocial adjustment. In contrast, the next part of the chapter covers research on the unstable categories of psychopathology observed when cultural variation is taken seriously. Much of this work challenges essentialized diagnostic categories, although it also tends to rely on standard group comparisons. The chapter’s final major section describes the development of cultural-clinical psychology, proposing a research agenda that would combine dynamic views of culture and psychopathology with implications for clinical practice.

Current Perspectives in the Study of Personality Across Cultures

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Timothy Church
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Life Narratives ◽  
Heritable Variation ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms

A comprehensive conception of personality would incorporate dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, and life narratives considered within evolutionary and cultural contexts ( McAdams & Pals, 2006 ). In this article, I review evolutionary, cross-cultural, indigenous, and cultural psychology perspectives as they address these different aspects of personality across cultures. Evolutionary psychologists have focused most on evolved human nature (e.g., species-typical psychological mechanisms) and have recently considered evolutionary bases for heritable variation in dispositional traits. Cross-cultural psychologists have primarily addressed the universality of dispositional traits (e.g., the Five Factor Model) and characteristic adaptations (e.g., values, motives, and beliefs). Indigenous psychologists elaborate salient personality constructs for specific cultural groups, raising the question of whether these constructs represent culture-unique traits or culture-relevant expressions of universal dimensions (i.e., characteristic adaptations). Cultural psychologists de-emphasize dispositional traits, propose cultural differences in characteristic adaptations (e.g., conceptions of personality and self) and life narratives, and investigate dynamic constructivist perspectives on culture. After the review, I consider what an integration of these perspectives might look like and offer suggestions for research.

scholarly journals Integrating Culture and Biology in Psychological Research: Conceptual Clarifications and Recommendations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moin Syed ◽  
Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Biological Basis ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Field Approaches

The increased prevalence of psychological research that integrates cultural and biological perspectives requires that we take stock of how the field approaches important issues of conceptualization and measurement. The primary goal of this chapter is to raise some substantial conceptual and methodological issues of which researchers in the field should be aware. To this end, the chapter includes an in-depth discussion of the nature of cultural psychology, highlights the need to carefully conceptualize the nature of cultural groups, and addresses the ongoing debate about the biological basis of race. The second half of the chapter provides some specific recommendations for future researchers who wish to pursue a rigorous scientific approach to understanding the interplay of culture and biology.

scholarly journals Using a Western-Based Survey to Assess Cultural Perspectives of Dene Mothers in Northern Manitoba

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Luella Bernacki Jonk
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
Survey Validity ◽  
Research Standards

With increasing numbers of immigrants entering Canada over the past several decades, educators have become more sensitive to the various genres of communication competence and discourse patterns within a given culture. This is especially true for the Aboriginal students struggling to acclimate into Western curricula. The purpose of this study was to explore Aboriginal mothers’ perspectives on language acquisition for their children. Thirty Dene speaking mothers from a northern first nation community were administered a survey in a face to face format. The survey was replicated in part from previous studies on language acquisition of cultural groups in Canada. This paper will describe the challenges in trying to adapt such a survey, including issues of administration, translation, and survey validity and reliability. Challenges in adhering to Western research standards while displaying cultural sensitivity to its participants by way of acknowledging the community’s indigenous knowledge and English as an alternative language (EAL) issues are discussed.

Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationalities: Toward an Expanded Network Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-143
Author(s):  
Louise Sundararajan
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Weak Ties ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Strong Ties

This article introduces the expanded network theory and demonstrates the heuristic value of its construct of strong-ties and weak-ties rationalities. This construct is derived from the network theory of Granovetter and corroborated with evolutionary biology and psychological studies on group processes. This construct has wide-ranging implications and applications for cultural and cross-cultural psychology. It informs our efforts toward cultural sensitivity in theory and research design and offers a new tool for cultural analysis. In particular, it can serve as a useful framework to investigate cultures in transition in the globalizing era. Insights into strong-ties and weak-ties rationalities may even contribute to shaping the future of the human society.

scholarly journals Environmental and Ethno-Cultural Groups Working Together: an Examination of Toronto Based Environmental Programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karima Esmail
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Environmental Groups ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Environmental Programs ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Environmental Activities

This research explores how environmental groups in Toronto are encouraging ethno-cultural groups to participate in environmental activities. This research intersects three areas: the environmental movement, volunteering, and ethno-cultural diversity. A literature review of these areas was undertaken. Semi-structured interviews with key informants from environmental groups in Toronto were conducted. Key informants were individuals involved in the planning and implementation of selected environmental programs. The findings of this research suggest: [1] the terms volunteer and participant can have different meanings; [2] ethno-culturally specific data is not collected by environmental groups; [3] environmental groups do no[t] ask volunteers and participants about motivation; [4] local interactions are important; [5] environmental programs are multi-faceted; [6] environmental groups do not work in isolation; [7] funding affects long-term planning; [8] ethno-cultural sensitivity is important. Based on these findings, best practices of how environmental groups can encourage ethno-cultural groups to participate in environmental activities are proposed.

scholarly journals Environmental and Ethno-Cultural Groups Working Together: an Examination of Toronto Based Environmental Programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karima Esmail
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Environmental Groups ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Environmental Programs ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Environmental Activities

This research explores how environmental groups in Toronto are encouraging ethno-cultural groups to participate in environmental activities. This research intersects three areas: the environmental movement, volunteering, and ethno-cultural diversity. A literature review of these areas was undertaken. Semi-structured interviews with key informants from environmental groups in Toronto were conducted. Key informants were individuals involved in the planning and implementation of selected environmental programs. The findings of this research suggest: [1] the terms volunteer and participant can have different meanings; [2] ethno-culturally specific data is not collected by environmental groups; [3] environmental groups do no[t] ask volunteers and participants about motivation; [4] local interactions are important; [5] environmental programs are multi-faceted; [6] environmental groups do not work in isolation; [7] funding affects long-term planning; [8] ethno-cultural sensitivity is important. Based on these findings, best practices of how environmental groups can encourage ethno-cultural groups to participate in environmental activities are proposed.

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