On Cultural Psychology: Acts of Meaning . Jerome Bruner. ; Cultural Psychology: Essays on Comparative Human Development . James W. Stigler, Richard A. Shweder, Gilbert Herdt. ; Human Behavior in Global Perspective: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology . Marshall H. Segall, Pierre R. Dasen, John W. Berry, Ype H. Poortinga.

Cross-cultural psychology and human development are currently experiencing an exciting period of growth. Segall, Lonner, and Berry have noted that when all psychology finally takes into account the effects of culture on human behavior (and vice versa), terms like cross-cultural and cultural psychology will become unnecessary. At that point, all psychology will be truly cultural. In this chapter, the author defines cross-cultural human development; theoretical perspectives and models; emerging themes, such as contextual influences; applications to social issues; and future directions. As the author has earlier stated, tremendous challenges and opportunities lie ahead and speculating about the future path of cross-cultural psychology is difficult.

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Why Cross-Cultural Psychology Is Incomplete Without Comparative and Developmental Perspectives

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1177/0022022117738085 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 751-763 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Katja Liebal ◽

Daniel Benjamin Moritz Haun

Keyword(s):

Cross Cultural Psychology ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Human Behavior ◽

Cultural Psychology ◽

Psychological Theory ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Variation ◽

Adult Behavior ◽

Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽

Behavior And Cognition

We argue that comparing adult behavior and cognition across cultures is insufficient to capture the multifaceted complexity of cultural variation. We champion a multidisciplinary perspective that draws on biological and psychological theory and methods. We provide examples for ways in which cross-cultural, developmental, and comparative studies might be combined to unravel the interplay between universal species-typical behaviors and behavioral variation across groups and, at the same time, to explain uniquely human cultural diversity by identifying the unique and universal patterns of human behavior and cognition in early childhood that create, structure, and maintain variation across groups. Such a perspective adds depth to explanations of cultural variation and universality and firmly roots accounts of human culture in a broader, biological framework. We believe that, therefore, the field of cross-cultural psychology may benefit from combining efforts with comparative and developmental psychologists.

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Gender in culture-inclusive psychologies: A situated and selective mapping of historical and contemporary territories

Culture & Psychology ◽

10.1177/1354067x16650833 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 546-564

Author(s):

Anna Sieben

Keyword(s):

Cross Cultural Psychology ◽

Human Behavior ◽

Social Constructionism ◽

Cultural Psychology ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Critical Psychology ◽

Selective Mapping

Culture-inclusive psychologies, despite large theoretical and methodological differences, agree on the importance of culture for shaping mental phenomena, human behavior, and actions. How do these psychologists address gender? It is very common in psychology to frame gender as innate and determined by a male–female schema of reproduction. Do culture-inclusive psychologies depart from this schema and look into ways in which gender-related phenomena are culturally shaped? This article overviews two types of psychological texts. First, it examines classic psychological texts belonging to four selected schools of thought: cultural-historical psychology (Leont’ev, Luria, Vygotsky), critical psychology (Holzkamp, Holzkamp-Osterkamp), social constructionism (Mary and Kenneth Gergen), and action-oriented cultural psychology (Boesch, Straub). Second, it compares articles published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and Culture & Psychology. This overview reveals that differences in conceptualizing gender are significant, covering a spectrum ranging from naturalistic to constructionist frameworks.

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