Cross-Cultural Psychology

Catalog description

This course will expose students to the influence of culture on human behavior, and will illustrate differences and commonalities in behavior, verbal and non-verbal, attitudes, and values across a range of cultures around the world. Issues concerning cultural contact and inter-cultural relations will be considered to enhance a student's ability to deal with and understand variations in human behavior across cultures and ethnic groups. Methodological issues of particular importance to cross-cultural research will be discussed.