Take a topic common to western/WEIRD psychology, and examine how it is either similar or variable in a different cultural context.Evaluate the utility of the concept and its general application, and identify ways in which research will further our understanding of the concept in a global sense.

Culture and Psychology

Essay title:

A weird/nonweird understanding of attachment to parents

Discussion on the generalizability of a psychological construct

Description:

This is a 1500 word essay in which the task is to take a topic common to western/WEIRD psychology, and examine how it is either similar or variable in a different cultural context.

Several topics will be pre-specified, but students may suggest alternative topics which may be approved at the module leader’s discretion.

Define the construct under consideration, identify what the WEIRD conception and findings are on the topic, then identify how this varies (or does not) in different cultural contexts.

Evaluate the utility of the concept and its general application, and identify ways in which research will further our understanding of the concept in a global sense

Key reading:

https://www-cambridge-org.ezproxy.keele.ac.uk/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/weirdest-people-in-the-world/BF84F7517D56AFF7B7EB58411A554C17

Key learning outcomes:

Evaluate the role that culture plays in human psychology and behaviour

Reflect upon the nature and scope of cultural bias in mainstream psychological
theory and research

Reflect upon methodological issues and considerations in the study of human
psychology and behaviour across cultures

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