Culture as embodiment : the social tuning of behavior /

• Main Author: Voestermans, P. (Paul), 1946-
• Other Authors: Verheggen, Theo, 1972-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013.
• Subjects: Social psychology.; Ethnopsychology.; Culture and psychology.; PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.; Culture > Psychological aspects.; Electronic books.

ICulture as Embodiment/i utilizes recent insights in psychology, cognitive, and affective science to reveal the cultural patterning of behavior in group-related practices./ ulliApplies the best of the behavioural sciences to contemporary issues of behavioural cross-fertilizationin global exchange/li...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding culture
• Inventing culture theory
• A psychological perspective on culture
• Sex: the shaping of sex and gender
• Status: the body of class and organized compliance
• Age: the optimal balance of love and challenge
• Ethnicity: cultural arrests and bicultural competance
• Faith: religion as a man-made order
• A psychology of globalization
• Epilogue.