Psych 1A: Cultural Psychology

Culture

Beliefs, values, attitudes contributing to identity

WEIRD

Western Educated Industrialised Rich Democratic

Absolutism

Human psychology same across cultures

Relativism

Human psychology specific to cultural context

Universalism

Human psychology specific to cultural context

Universalism

Some fundamentals universal, expression may vary

Cross-cultural psychology

Compares cultures to understand similarities and differences

Cultural psychology

Psychological phenomena can only be captured within specific cultural context

Etic research

Researcher outside the culture

Emic research

Researcher within the culture

CPAI

Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory

Hofstede (1980)

Individualism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masc vs fem

Individualism

Prioritises individual goals/desires

Collectivism

Prioritises collective welfare

Cultural competence

Working with people from other cultures

Psychology of distress

Places strain on immune response

WHO social detriments of health

Discrimination/racism, grief/loss, child removal, life stress, social exclusion, economic/social disadvantage

Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW)

evidence-based family intervention program designed for families with children aged 0–17 who are at risk of or have experienced abuse, neglect, or entry into child protection

Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN)

evidence-based family preservation program targeting households experiencing physical abuse or neglect

AbSec

Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat