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Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Course ID:	2500-EN-PS-EAc4-01
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Cross-Cultural Psychology
Name in Polish:	Cross-Cultural Psychology
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Academic basket (in Polish) electives for 3,4 and 5 year Psychology of Personality, Emotions, Motivation and Individual Differences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	The aim of the seminar is to: (1) familiarize students with the concept of culture, its operationalization in psychological studies, as well as with lack of cultural sensitivity in research and practice; (2) foster understanding of cross-cultural differences in various areas of psychological functioning; and (3) foster understanding of effects of culture on psychological processes, e.g. parenting effects on child developmental outcomes.
Learning outcomes:	A. Knowledge: (1) Students will know why cultural sensitivity is needed in psychological research and practice. (2) Student will know how to operationalize cross-cultural differences. (3) Student will know main areas of cross-cultural research. B. Skills: (1) Students will know how to plan cross cultural study. (2) Student will be able to include culturally-sensitive approach to psychological practice and research. (3) Students will be able to detect culture bias in psychological research. C. Social competences Students will be aware of the cross-cultural and within-cultural diversity of individual and social behaviors and respects that diversity.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Seminar, 30 hours more information
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Full description:	Class topics: Subjective experiences with cross-cultural differences Effects of cultural “blindness” in psychological research and practice The construct of culture Dimensions of cross-cultural differences I Dimensions of cross-cultural differences II Large scale cross-cultural projects Communication styles across cultures Cross-cultural differences in: Values, Morals, and Religious Orientations Happiness Personality Psychological disorders: Culture-bound syndromes Parenting strategies Culture-fit hypothesis Culture-fit hypothesis in practice: Parenting developmental outcomes Relational mobility Psychological testing and interventions across cultures

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