C14 Cross-cultural Social Psychology
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Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
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Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12

The midterm exam will be worth 40% of the grade, the final exam worth 40% and the 2-3 page written assignment will be worth 20%. Instructions for the assignment will be presented in class.

Date

Week

Lecture

Text

September 15

1

Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology

ASSIGNMENT PRESENTED

Chapter 1

 

September 22

2

Culture and Communication

Chapter 10 (pages 278-297)

September 29

3

Defining Culture; Ethnocentrism and Stereotypes

 

Chapter 3

 

October 6

4

Cross-cultural research issues

Chapter 2

 

October 13

5

Culture and emotion; Culture and language

 

Chapter  9

Chapter 10 (pages 261-278)

 

October 20

6

Culture, perception, cognition & intelligence

Chapter 4

 

 

October 27

7

MID-TERM TEST (2 hours, covering classes 1-6 & readings)

 

 

 

November 3

8

Enculturation and acculturation

 

Chapter 5

November 10

9

Culture and development

Chapter 6

 

November 17

10

ASSIGNMENT DUE

Culture, self & personality

 

Chapter 11

 

November 24

11

Culture and social behaviour; Aggression and violence

Chapter 14

 

December 1

12

Culture and health

Chapter 8

 

Exam Period

 

FINAL EXAM (2 hours, covering classes 8-12 & readings)