Cultural Psychology

(4 Credits)

This course provides an overview of the role of culture in human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It explores how environmental pressures impact how cultures are formed and change, then focuses on how resulting cultural logics, attributes, values, and norms influence psychological processes, considering how humans are shaped by the people and information that occupies their living environment. It presents theories and research on topics such as human development, selfhood, motivation, cognition, emotion, social relationships, and multiculturalism.