Running head: Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Anne Solomon Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology/PSY450 Professor Iman Turner July 3‚ 2011 Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Cross-cultural psychology is the critical and comparative study of the effects on human psychology. Cross-cultural psychology draws its conclusions from at least two samples that represent at least two cultural groups. Because cross-cultural psychology is about comparisons‚ it is crucial
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Cross Cultural Group Presentation - Germany 2012 Yash Karnik (483)‚ Tanvi Swami (498)‚ Ritesh Saurab (499)‚ Ritanshu Mai (533)‚ Vijaya Laxmi Manne (477) Group 7 12/23/2012 What is important about Germany? Germany is an industry leader in areas such as automobiles and healthcare‚ to name a few. With globalization and reducing trade boundaries Germany has in fact become a trade partner for many Indian firms. Thus understanding business etiquettes‚ culture and protocol will supplement international
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Communication Strategies BU 204: The Digital Firm and Business Communications 11 November 2012 Technology is something we all use every day. It could be your cell phone‚ laptop‚ tablet‚ or anything else you prefer. Sadly to say‚ we also become dependent on these different types of technology. If you have dealt with technology enough in your lifetime‚ you know that it will fail you at some point in time. It is always at the
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“Cross-cultural psychology is the study: of similarities and differences in individual psychological functioning in various cultural and ethnocultural groups; of ongoing changes in variables reflecting such functioning; and of the relationships of psychological variables with sociocultural‚ ecological and biological variables” (Berry et al‚ 2012). Defining Cross-Cultural Psychology Berry et al (2012) define their topic using the English language‚ which of itself contains culturally-bound concepts
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Cross Cultural Comparison of Tendencies in the German and Japanese Communication Style Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction ................................................................................................................3 Context and Values in Communication .....................................................................4 Nonverbal Communication ........................................................................................5 Linguistic Characteristics
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Early in our nation’s history‚ white settlement of the Americas began a long-standing tradition of misunderstanding and hostility between Native American tribes and United States society. Intercultural communication barriers lent themselves to assumptions and intolerance‚ which led to warfare‚ bloodshed‚ and the eventual destruction of an entire culture’s traditional ways of life. Today‚ stereotypical representations of the "cowboys and Indians" of the 1800s continue to perpetuate hurtful misconceptions
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Cross Cultural Management in Russia February 24‚ 2008 Business Management in Russia The purpose of this paper is to educate me as I prepare to embark on a journey of management of a bunch of Russians as well as having to report to a Russian boss. There are many areas I will need to have an operational understanding of to successfully supervise the native people of Russia. These areas of the Russian culture I will need to have a functional knowledge of include‚ but won’t be limited to‚ attitudes
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Thirdly‚ the constant increase of cultural diversity in Canada broadens the general views and opinions of Canadians‚ therefore making it more difficult to pin point a concrete definition. Those who are new to Canada will not as strongly identify with the common views of Canadians because these views are embedded over time. And although immigrants recognize what is important to Canadian’s‚ such as the Canada flag and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ they do not necessarily identity with these things
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Language Arts 11 Schenkelberg Friday November Second Positive Cross-Cultural Encounters When you decide to encounter another culture‚ you could be surprised to find out that they are not that much different than you are. You may even develop close bonds. The books “My Sojourn in the Lands of my Ancestors” and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” show both positive and negative examples of cross-cultural encounters. To get to know another’s culture you must first accept
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