PSYC2250 · Psychology

Cultural Psychology

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

Cultural Psychology involves the study of how psychological processes differ (or are similar) across cultures and groups of people. Central to Cultural Psychology is the idea that one cant separate the self from ones cultural context, and that these entities mutually shape one another. This course explores how culture affects a persons experience of psychological concepts such as morality, perception, acculturation, and motivation. We will investigate how certain identities, such as age, gender, class, and ethnicity, inform ones experience of self and society. Additionally, this course will look at when psychological findings are generalizable, considering the variety of human experiences that are shaped by specific cultural constructs.