Psicologia Transcultural

Cross-Cultural Psychology
Contemporary Themes and Perspectives
Edited by

Kenneth D. Keith

A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication

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Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Cross-Cultural PsychologyContemporary Themes and Perspectives
Edited by

Kenneth D. Keith

A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication

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This edition first published 2011
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd except for editorial material and organization © 2011 Kenneth D.
Keith
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Cross-cultural psychology : contemporary themes and perspectives / edited by Kenneth D. Keith.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-9804-2 (hardback)
ISBN 978-1-4051-9805-9 (paperback)
1. Ethnopsychology–Cross-cultural studies. I. Keith, Kenneth D. (Kenneth Dwight), 1946–
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For Connie and for Sam, Sophie, and Jamie with the hope that you will
contribute to a world more peaceful, civil, and beautiful than the one my
generation will leave you

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Contents

List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I

Basic Concepts

1 Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
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2 Ethnocentrism: Seeing the World From Where We Stand
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Part II

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Approaches to Cross-Cultural Research

3 Methodological and...