Multicultural Psychology Project
Multicultural Psychology: Cultural Identities Development
Williamny Martinez, nanybaez9418@hotmail.com
Hostos Community College
Prof. J.C. Williams
Psychology 101, 115 A
Multicultural Psychology: Cultural Identities Development
Multicultural Psychology is the study of human behavior as it occurs when people from multiple cultural groups encounter one another within the same context. Also, it is a branch of psychology that examines the way people act, think and feel. People define cultural as a distinct group of people characterized by shared customs, behavior, and values. Multiculturalism has been considered a “fourth force” in the field of psychology, supplementing behaviorism, psychodynamic theories, and humanistic psychology. While culture is largely an external factor, as it influences events and interactions, it also influences a person’s internal processes, or how one understands and interprets those events. One of the difficulties with multicultural psychology is that the term “culture” is frequently used in many different ways. Multicultural Psychology Occasionally, culture refers to ethnicity or nationality, while at other times it is used to describe various types of music, art, dance or even food. Psychologists have struggled to come up with a standard definition of culture that satisfies, but a general statement regards culture as the values, beliefs, and practices of a group. Multicultural psychology distinguishes between broad and narrow definitions of culture. A narrow definition of culture, which is more than likely what most people think of when hearing the term, limits culture to notions of race or ethnicity. Broad definitions of culture include various demographic or status identities, and allows the individual to belong to more than one culture at the same time.
Johanna C., Maria W., and Ann F. (February 2, 2015). Identity Development in the Late Twenties: A Never Ending Story. American Psychological Association, Vol. 51
Williamny Martinez, nanybaez9418@hotmail.com
Hostos Community College
Prof. J.C. Williams
Psychology 101, 115 A
Multicultural Psychology: Cultural Identities Development
Multicultural Psychology is the study of human behavior as it occurs when people from multiple cultural groups encounter one another within the same context. Also, it is a branch of psychology that examines the way people act, think and feel. People define cultural as a distinct group of people characterized by shared customs, behavior, and values. Multiculturalism has been considered a “fourth force” in the field of psychology, supplementing behaviorism, psychodynamic theories, and humanistic psychology. While culture is largely an external factor, as it influences events and interactions, it also influences a person’s internal processes, or how one understands and interprets those events. One of the difficulties with multicultural psychology is that the term “culture” is frequently used in many different ways. Multicultural Psychology Occasionally, culture refers to ethnicity or nationality, while at other times it is used to describe various types of music, art, dance or even food. Psychologists have struggled to come up with a standard definition of culture that satisfies, but a general statement regards culture as the values, beliefs, and practices of a group. Multicultural psychology distinguishes between broad and narrow definitions of culture. A narrow definition of culture, which is more than likely what most people think of when hearing the term, limits culture to notions of race or ethnicity. Broad definitions of culture include various demographic or status identities, and allows the individual to belong to more than one culture at the same time.
Johanna C., Maria W., and Ann F. (February 2, 2015). Identity Development in the Late Twenties: A Never Ending Story. American Psychological Association, Vol. 51