Many Deities, One God

Towards Convergence in Cultural and Crosscultural Psychology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2390691
AutoresT S Saraswathi (Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen4
Número2
Páginas147-160
Fecha de publicación1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture & Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1354-067X • E-ISSN: 1461-7056
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354067x9800400201
OpenAlexW2121375686
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas25

This paper deals with some of the theoretical and methodological concerns in cross-cultural/cultural psychology. These include the relevance of the search for psychological universals and related measurement problems, the use of a single nmodel of humanity as a template for norms and comparisons, and the observed contradictions between modal cultural characteristics and individual psychological expressions. The link between theory, research and application is another major concern, especially in the context of developing countries wherein resource constraints call for accountability in terms of social relevance and problem-solving orientation. Emphasis is also given to the possible contribution that indigenous psychologies can make by converging in the process of understanding how culture and individuals constitute each other in the course of development

Cross-cultural psychology · Cultural psychology · Epistemology · Geography · Humanity · Indigenous · Political science · Problem of universals · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology