Links:
[1] http://www.iesabroad.org/study-abroad/programs/barcelona-liberal-arts-business
[2] http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~culture/readings.htm
[3] http://www.apa.org/
[4] http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
[5] http://www.victoria.ac.nz/cacr/aasp-site/aasp
[6] http://www.psychology.org.au/
[7] http://www.bps.org.uk/
[8] http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
[9] http://www.un.org/esa/progareas/women.html
[10] http://www.euromedalex.org/trends/report/2010/main
[11] http://www.richmond.edu/%7Eallison/glossary.html
[12] http://www.psybox.com/web_dictionary/dictionaryWebindex.htm
[13] http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/psychology-glossary.php
Cross Cultural Psychology
The primary aim of this course is to provide the student with an overview of both established and contemporary knowledge in the area of culture and psychology and to facilitate the student in gaining insight to the ethnocentric nature of western psychology. This course offers a combination of key areas in psychology (culture and mental health, social psychology and human development) each viewed through a cultural lens. Given that the students are here as sojourners (living temporarily outside their own country), the psychological literature in this area is also explored. A further component focuses on an applied area, psychosocial health of immigrants in Spain, and specifically Barcelona, thus providing the opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they have acquired and allow them to gain insight into a current cultural issue in Barcelona. It is hoped that the approach taken in this course will both complement and enrich the students’ experience as sojourners, living and studying in a new culture, on both an academic and personal level. (3 credits)
Attendance is mandatory for all IES classes, including field studies. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical or family emergencies. If a student misses more than three classes in any course half a letter grade will be deducted from the final grade for every additional absence. Seven absences in any course will result in a failing grade.
By the end of the course, the students are able to:
· outline and discuss psychological concepts and theories of cultural adaptation;
· apply psychological concepts and theories of cultural adaptation to their experience of cultural adaptation and awareness;
· appraise the relevance and applicability of psychological theories (relating to mental health and human development) developed in European and American culture to different cultural contexts;
· debate the relevance and applicability of Western approaches to diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems in other cultural contexts;
· Apply their knowledge from the course to a current socio-cultural issue in Barcelona (psychosocial health of immigrant populations).
· Lectures: Lectures provide the students with an opportunity to gain an overview of the course content and to clarify issues.
· Class discussion: The aim of class discussions is to provide the student with a more holistic view. They offer the student the opportunity to argue their views and hear the perspective of other students on selected topics.
· Guest Speakers: Students have the opportunity to hear firsthand from practitioners in the field.
· Class debate: The debate provides a lively forum for exchange of views on a prepared topic.
· Field studies: These are classes on site in which the students have the opportunity to see and hear how psychological concepts and theories are played out in real life.
· Reader: The reader is composed of a selection of key academic readings, chosen with the aim of providing a general understanding of the subject matter.
· Reading guides: These are provided, where appropriate, to aid the student in focussing on the most relevant information.
· Student presentations: Students are asked to present their research question for their academic paper. Presentations provide the student presenting with the opportunity to develop oral presentation skills and to receive constructive feedback from their peers and professor on their approach.
LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATION: English
Visit to Association SOS Racisme
Visit to Ominium Cultural Association
Class participation (15%); academic paper (20%);oral presentation (5%); reflection paper (20%); mid-term exam (20%); final exam (20%).
· Participation: Active participation throughout the course is expected of each student. Students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned reading, contribute to class discussion, be well prepared to answer questions.
· Exams: There will be two exams, a mid term exam and a final exam.
· Papers: Students are required to turn in two papers, one academic paper and one reflection paper.
· Academic paper: Students prepare a research question based on a topic of their choice covered in the course and present it to the class. This forms the basis of their academic paper.
· Reflection paper: Students reflect on their experience of cultural adaptation to Barcelona, using psychological concepts and theories covered in the course.
Both papers should be 2000 words in length (7-8 pages), typed, doubled-spaced, font 12 and should be submitted both electronically (via e –mail) and in paper format to the professor in class.
Session 1: Introduction to the course
Session 2: Introduction to psychology and culture. Locating cultural psychology in the broad scope of psychology
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Introductory Concepts. Psychology and Culture. Thinking Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context: 2-19 Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Session 3: Adapting to a new culture: Sojourners I Boesch, E. (1994). First Experiences in Thailand. In Ed. J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass Psychology and Culture: 47-51. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon
Brislin, R. (1994). Preparing to live and work elsewhere. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 239-244. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Session 4: Culture and mental health: Ways of viewing mental health
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 8-24; Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Session 5: Culture and mental health: Diagnosis in different cultures Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 52-70. Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Session 6: Culture and mental health: Culture and mental disorder 1
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 189-214 Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Session 7: Culture and mental health: Culture and mental disorder 2
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View:140-146, 154-166, Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press
Session 8: Social Psychology:
Examining ethnocentrism, stereotypes and prejudice Berry, J.W., Poortinga, Y.H., Breugelmans, S.M., Chasiotis, A. & Sam, D.L. (2011) Intercultural relations. In Cross cultural Psychology: Research and Applications 347-357 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Keith, K.D. (2011) Ethnocentrism: Seeing the world from where we stand. In Cross cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives:20-33. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell
Session 9: Class on-site: SOS Racisme.
Handout especially prepared for the fieldtrip
Session 10: Class Presentations 1
Session 11: Class presentations 2
Session 12: Midterm review
Session 13: Midterm exam
Session 14: Sojourners II Bochner, S. (1994). Culture Shock. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 245-253. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Berry, J.W. (1994). Acculturative Stress. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 211-218. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Session 15: Applying culture and mental health: Psychosocial health of immigrants
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Intercultural Interactions and Acculturation. Psychology and Culture. Thinking Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context: 94-109. Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Session 16: Applying culture and mental health: Psychosocial health of immigrants
Bhugra, D. (2004) Migration and Mental Health Acta Psychcatrica Scandinavica 109 243 –258
Achotegui, J. (2004). Immigrants living in extreme situation. Immigrant syndrome with chronic and multiple stress. The Ulysses Syndrome. Unpublished manuscript, Barcelona. Pp.1-3.
Session 17: Guest Speaker:
First hand account of experience as a non E.U. immigrant in Barcelona
Session 18: Focus on Catalonia: Immigrants in Catalonia
Revollo, H., Qureshi, A. Collazos, F., Valero, S. & Casas, M. (2010) Acculturative Stress as a risk factor of depression and anxiety in the Latino immigrant population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: 1-35
Session 19: Focus on Catalonia: Immigrants and Language in Catalonia
Class onsite: Visit to Omnium Cultural (Specially prepared handout for fieldtrip)
Session 20: Human Development: Understanding the cultural nature of human development
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Human development socialisation and culture. Psychology and Culture: Thinking , feeling and behaving in a Global Context:45-55. Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Rogoff, B. (2003). Orienting concepts and ways of understanding the cultural nature of human development. The Cultural Nature Of Human Development: 10-29. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Session 21: Human Development: Individuals, Generations, and Dynamic Cultural Communities
Rogoff, B. (2003). Individuals, Generations, and Dynamic Cultural Communities. The Cultural Nature Of Human Development: 63-84. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Session 22: Human Development: Childrearing practices across cultures
DeLoache, J. & Gottlieb, A. (2000). If Dr. Spock were born in Bali. Raising a world of babies. In J.S. DeLoache & A. Gottlieb, (Eds.). A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven societies: 1-27. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Session 23: Sojourners III: Going home. Re-entry shock
Hickson, J. (1994). Coming home again. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 253-257. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Session 24: Review of course
Achotegui, J. (2004). Immigrants living in extreme situation. Immigrant syndrome with chronic and multiple stress. The Ulysses Syndrome. Unpublished manuscript, Barcelona. Pp.1-3.
Berry, J.W. (1994). Acculturative Stress. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 211-218. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Berry, J.W., Poortinga, Y.H., Breugelmans, S.M., Chasiotis, A. & Sam, D.L. (2011) Intercultural relations. In Cross cultural Psychology: Research and Applications: 347-357 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Bhugra, D. (2004) Migration and Mental Health Acta Psychcatrica Scandinavica 109 243 –258
Bochner, S. (1994). Culture Shock. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 245-253. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Boesch, E. (1994). First Experiences in Thailand. In Ed. J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass Psychology and Culture: 47-51. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon
Brislin, R. (1994). Preparing to live and work elsewhere. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 239-244. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
DeLoache, J. & Gottlieb, A. (2000). If Dr. Spock were born in Bali. Raising a world of babies. In J.S. DeLoache & A. Gottlieb, (Eds.). A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven societies: 1-27. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Hickson, J. (1994). Coming home again. In J.W. Lonner and R.S. Malpass (Eds.), Psychology and Culture: 253-257. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Keith, K.D. (2011) Ethnocentrism: Seeing the world from where we stand. In Cross cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives: 20-33. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell
Revollo, H., Qureshi, A. Collazos, F., Valero, S. & Casas, M. (2010) Acculturative Stress as a risk factor of depression and anxiety in the Latino immigrant population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: 1-35
Rogoff, B. (2003). Individuals, Generations, and Dynamic Cultural Communities. The Cultural Nature Of Human Development: 63-84. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Rogoff, B. (2003). Orienting concepts and ways of understanding the cultural nature of human development. The Cultural Nature Of Human Development: 10-29. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 8-24; Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 52-70. Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View: 189-214 Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Swartz, L. (1998). Looking at culture and mental health. Culture and Mental Health. A Southern African View:140-146, 154-166, Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Human development socialisation and culture. Psychology and Culture: Thinking , feeling and behaving in a Global Context:45-55. Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Intercultural Interactions and Acculturation. Psychology and Culture. Thinking Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context: 94-109. Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Vaughn, L.M. (2011) Introductory Concepts. Psychology and Culture. Thinking Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context: 2-19 Psychology Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Hove and New York.
Barley, N. (1983). The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes From A Mud Hut. London, UK: Penguin.
Frank, J.D. & Frank, J.B. (1991). Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy. London, UK: The John Hopkins Press.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~culture/readings.htm [2]
Maalouf, A. Violence and the need to belong: In the name of Identity . Arcade Publishing
Matsumoto, D. (ed.). (2001). Handbook of Culture and Psychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
Rogoff, B. (2003). The Cultural Nature Of Human Development: Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Segall, M.H., Dasen, P.R., Berry, J.W., Poortinga, Y.H. (1999). Human Behavior in Global Perspective: An Introduction to Cross Cultural Psychology. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Storti, C. Figuring foreigners out. A practical guide Intercultural Press
Storti, C. The art of coming home. Intercultural Press
Storti, C. The Art of crossing cultures. Intercultural Press
Swartz, L. (1998). Culture and Mental Health: A Southern African View: Capetown, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: www.apa.org [3]
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: www.psychologicalscience.org/ [4]
ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: www.victoria.ac.nz/cacr/aasp-site/aasp [5]
AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: www.psychology.org.au [6]
BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: www.bps.org.uk [7]
DISCUSSIONS OF CLASSIC AND IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY:
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/ [8]
UNITED NATIONS: http://www.un.org/esa/progareas/women.html [9]
“Euromed Intercultural Trends: Anne Lindh Report 2010”. Available at: http://www.euromedalex.org/trends/report/2010/main [10]
Online glossary/dictionary of psychological terms:
www.richmond.edu/%7Eallison/glossary.html [11]
www.psybox.com/web_dictionary/dictionaryWebindex.htm [12]
www.alleydog.com/glossary/psychology-glossary.php [13]