Psychology

PSYC3083Culture and Psychology 3 ch (3C) (W)

Examine the role of culture across a range of psychological areas, including perceptual and cognitive processes, human development, language, gender, and social behaviour in a survey course of theory, methods and research in culture and psychology. Topics may include cultural variations and similarities in social psychological functioning, how some cultural patterns get established and maintained, individuals' application of cultural knowledge in concrete situations, and how individuals negotiate cultural identities in multicultural contexts. 

Prerequisites: PSYC 1013 and PSYC 1023.