Global psychology

Implications for cross-cultural research and management

Bibliographic Data

ID20501504
AuthorsJ Berry (0000-0003-2587-2879, National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author), John W Berry
Year2015
Volume22
Issue3
Pages342-355
Publication date2015-08-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross Cultural Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7606 • E-ISSN: 1758-6089
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/ccm-03-2015-0031
OpenAlexW1504393162
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited23

Purpose – Psychology, both as science and practice, has been largely developed in one cultural area of the world: Europe and North America. As a result, the discipline is culture-bound, limited in its origins, concepts, and empirical findings to only this small portion of the world. The discipline is also culture-blind, largely ignoring the influence of the role of culture in shaping the development and display of human behaviour. These limitations have resulted in the dominant position of a Western Academic Scientific Psychology (WASP) in relation to other cultural perspectives on human behaviour. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on concepts and strategies in psychology (particularly cross-cultural and intercultural psychology) to propose some remedies to problems arising from the dominant WASP position. For example, of what relevance is such a limited perspective to understanding human activity in other cultures; and how can such a limited understanding serve the purpose of effective intercultural interactions? Findings – The eventual goal is to achieve a global psychology that incorporates concepts and findings from societies and cultures from all parts of the world, one that will permit a valid understanding of people within their cultures, and permit effective intercultural across cultures. Originality/value – The paper presents some criticisms of the dominant western psychology (WASP), and proposes that the achievement of a more global psychology may be within reach if some concepts and methods now available in psychology from both the dominant western sources and from those working in the rest of the world are used

Asian psychology · Creativity · Critical psychology · Cross-cultural psychology · Cultural psychology · Epistemology · International psychology · Originality · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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