Cultural Psychology 3.0 UNITS

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Where does cultural variation come from? How does cultural variation shape who you are? In this course we will examine the answers to such questions by examining range of topics that address the intersection of culture and psychology. Historically Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations have characterized the bulk of psychological research, but this is problematic as culture and an individual’s psychology are inseparable. Throughout this course, we will explore how culture influences our lives and the lives of others within the U.S. and across the world by addressing how culture shapes childhood experiences, morality, religion, justice, personality, emotions, motivation, perception, mental health, and attraction. We will also discuss techniques in cross-cultural research and living in multi-cultural worlds. This course is not open to students enrolled or received credit for ETHN 275.