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Florence, Italy - Course Descriptions - Special Topics in Psychology: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Course Information
| Subject: |
Psychology (PSY) |
| Number: |
431 |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
Contact Hours and Credits
Semester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits
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Course Description
This course attempts to examine the process of communication, culture and its universal characteristics, and how communication and culture interrelate. Basic to understanding people from different cultures is the knowledge of their values, beliefs, and attitudes. Stereotyping and prejudice often get in the way of successful intercultural communication and can cause culture shock when attempting to live in a foreign country. A culture is made up of its social structure, and therefore, the family, educational system, religions, political and financial systems, and others will be examined.
This course is concerned with understanding psychological principles as they are applied to different cultures especially the Italian and American cultures.
Students will use the foreign country (Italy) and its culture as an experimental classroom to facilitate intercultural awareness.
They will also reflect on their own growth as they experience the Italian culture and become more aware of the changes, both positive and negative, as they occur within themselves.
Course descriptions may be subject to occasional minor modifications at the discretion of the instructor.
Textbooks
Segall, Dasen, Berry, Poortinga. Human Behavior in Global Perspective: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology. Pergamon Press, 2000.
Selections from the following:
Nurmi. Adolescents, Cultures, and Conflicts – Growing Up in Contemporary Europe. Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998.
Blaine. The Psychology of Diversity. Mayfield Publishing Company, 2000.
Matsumoto. People Psychology From a Cultural Perspective. Brooks-Cole Publishing,1994.
During orientation at the Institute, students will receive a list of textbooks they are required to purchase. Students should not purchase any texts before orientation.
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