Cross-cultural Differences in Perspectives on the Self, Hardcover

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Cross-cultural Differences in Perspectives on the Self, Hardcover by Dienstbier, Richard A. (EDT); Murphy-Berman, Virginia (EDT); Berman, John J. (EDT), ISBN 0803213336, ISBN-13 9780803213333, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Cross-Cultural Difference in Perspectives on the Self features the latest research in a dynamic area of inquiry and practice. Considered in these pages are cross-cultural differences in the idea of the person and in models of balancing obligations to the self, family, and community. Revisiting and questioning the concepts of self and self-worth, the authors investigate the extent to which factors traditionally associated with psychological effectiveness (intrinsic motivation; assuming personal responsibility for one&;s actions; and feeling in control, unique, hopeful, and optimistic) are culturally bound. Hazel Markus and Shinobu Kitayama consider cultural differences in models of psychological agency; Joan Miller critiques the meaning of the term agency, analyzing the extent to which many popular theories in psychology rest on rather narrow Western models of behavior and effective functioning; Steven Heine calls into question the presumed universality of some forms of cognitive processing; Sheena Iyengar and Sanford DeVoe apply a cross-cultural perspective to better understand intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and the value of choice; Kuo-shu Yang questions the universality of the pervasive and popular &;theory of self-actualization&; formulated

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Year: 2003
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780803213333
• Condition: Fine

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