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基本説明
Publication delayed (Originally scheduled in June 2001).
Full Description
This important volume takes the cultural embeddedness of behaviour as its central theme. This theme is elaborated in a variety of cultural contexts including India, China and Mexico. Besides theoretical issues, the contributors cover a wide range of important topics in the areas of developmental psychology, community mental health, the psychology of language, organizational behaviour, and school psychology.Specific chapters are devoted to a comparative understanding of human behaviour, child development, family patterns, personality, leadership and managerial practice, and the role of culture in community interventions.
Contents
IntroductionContemporary Psychology and the Mutual Understanding of India and Europe - A C ParanjpeImplications of Culture for Psychological Knowledge - Girishwar MisraIs Abnegation a Basic Experiential Trait in Traditional Societies? - Rogelio Diaz-GuerreroThe Case of MexicoPsychology of Language Acquisition and Bilingualism in India - A K MohantyThe Cultural InputDisadvantaged Children's Deficiency in Learning to Read - Jerry S Carlson and J P DasWhat's the Remedy?An Ecological Perspective on Mental Health Problems of Tribal Children - R C MishraBeing and Becoming - T S SaraswathiA Child, Youth, Adult and 'Respectably' Aged in IndiaMulticultural Attitudes and Identities in Canada - John W BerryWomen, Work and Family in Urban India - Shalini BharatTowards New Families?Leadership Research - R N Kanungo and J A CongerBasic Assumptions, Modal Orientations and Future DirectionsEast and West in Harmony - Henry S R Kao and Ng Sek HongA Glimpse of Managerial Practices among Chinese Corporations in Hong KongSchool-Based Social Services as a Strategy for Community Empowerment and Human Development - Wayne H HoltzmanCulture as a Factor in Community Interventions - R C TripathiReferencesIndex