Reviews"The personal stories and discussion of current events make the text relatable to students' life experiences and help them to connect with the material." -Danice L. Brown, Southern Illinois University"This is an up-to-date book on multicultural psychology that does an excellent job of bringing sensitive, difficult, complex, and unsettling concepts to life through the use of first-person narratives." -E. J. R. David, University of Alaska Anchorage"This is the go to text for multicultural psychology for undergrads." -Rocio Rosales Meza, University of La Verne"This compact and highly readable text presents a broad foundation of understanding the issues psychologists address when studying culture, and the practical applications of theory in society today. Students are encouraged to delve into exploration of their own backgrounds, attitudes, and behaviors in regard to cultural differences." -Mary Mallory Rogers, Shasta College, "The personal stories and discussion of current events make the text relatable to students' life experiences and help them to connect with the material." --Danice L. Brown, Southern Illinois University
Dewey Decimal305.8
SynopsisMulticultural Psychology combines quantitative and qualitative research with anecdotal material to examine multicultural issues and capture the richness of diverse cultures in relation to psychology. Using first-person narrative accounts from people of all ages and cultures, this text illustrates compelling topics such as communication, racial and cultural identity, development, racism, differences in worldviews, and immigration., Multicultural Psychology: Understanding our Diverse Communities , Fourth Edition, combines quantitative and qualitative research with anecdotal material to examine multicultural issues and capture the richness of diverse cultures. The text is organized by topics in multicultural psychology rather than by ethnic groups, smoothly integrating important findings across ethnic groups as relevant. The text uses first-person narrative accounts from people of all ages and cultures in order to illustrate compelling topics such as communication, racial and cultural identity, development, racism, differences in worldviews, and immigration. Other issues covered in the text include gender, sexuality, age, and ability., Multicultural Psychology: Understanding our Diverse Communities, Fourth Edition, combines quantitative and qualitative research with anecdotal material to examine multicultural issues and capture the richness of diverse cultures. The text is organized by topics in multicultural psychology rather than by ethnic groups, smoothly integrating important findings across ethnic groups as relevant. The text uses first-person narrative accounts from people of allages and cultures in order to illustrate compelling topics such as communication, racial and cultural identity, development, racism, differences in worldviews, and immigration. Other issues covered in the textinclude gender, sexuality, age, and ability.
LC Classification NumberHM1271.M555 2016