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Indigenous and cultural psychology

by Uichol Kim, Kwang-Kuo Hwang

EthnopsychologyNational characteristicsIndigenous peoplesCultural psychiatryCross-Cultural Comparison

Surveys psychological and behavioral phenomena in native context in various developing and developed countries, with focus on Asia. This work clarifies culture-specific concepts (such as paternalism and the Japanese concept of amae), and models integrative methods of study. It aims to dispel typical misconceptions about the field and its goals.

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Book data: Open Library