Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology, Li, Hodgetts, PB..

Taylor & Francis > Kyoto University

Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural PsychologyAuthor(s): Wendy Wen Li, Darrin Hodgetts, Koong Hean Foo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138068032, 978-1138068032\nSynopsis\nTodays world is more interconnected and interdependent than ever before. Within the context of globalisation and the associated increased contact between diverse groups of people, the psychology of culture is more relevant than ever. \n\nAsia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology brings together leading researchers from 11 countries to showcase the innovative, evolving, and diverse approaches that epitomise the development of the psychology of culture across the Asia-Pacific region. The contributors provide a range of examples of how different psychologies of culture can inform engagements with a range of psychological issues. Central to each chapter is the relationship between local cultures and ways of being, and knowledge.