Culture and Social Behavior

Harry C Triandis

ISBN 10: 0070651108 / ISBN 13: 9780070651104

Published by Mcgraw Hill, New York, 1994

About this Item

Social psychology - cultural differences and the way they influence psychological functioning and social behaviour. 330pp inc index, b/w illustrations. Neat previous owner's name inside cover, otherwise very little evidence of having been read. A very good copy. Ref:071048.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Culture and Social Behavior
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070651108
• ISBN 13: 9780070651104
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: VG++
• Dust Jacket Condition: N/a

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Synopsis

Harry Triandis is the godfather of cross cultural psychology and this is the synthesis of the state-of-the-field in the 1990's that brings together decades of research and expertise from one of the giants. This brief overview focuses on social behavior and culture's influence on how people interact. Employing the latest social psychological research, this text will serve as the core on the subject. A great supplement for social psychology, advanced social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, introductory psychology, sociology, and political science courses. This is a brief, inexpensive paperback that can easily be purchased to complement a large hard-cover text, or used in conjunction with other Series titles.

Synopsis

This work brings together decades of research and expertise on cross-cultural psychology. It focuses on social behaviour and culture's influence on how people interact. It can be used for social psychology, advanced social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, introductory psychology, sociology and political science courses. The text aims to familiarize students with the multicultural world in which they live and to help them understand what they have to learn to become more effective in their interactions with people from other cultures. It includes analysis of subjective cultures and how they can be studied, as well as cultural differences. It then shows how these can be identified and how inferences can be made from the information: ie it links subjective culture to behaviour and shows that cultural differences on aggression, helping, intimacy, sexual behaviour, conformity, obedience and conflict resolution may be understood within a theoretical framework.