Understanding Culture's Influence on Behavior » (2nd Edition)

This book was written to introduce people to disciplines that study culture's influence on human behavior; these disciplines include cross-cultural psychology, intercultural communication, cultural diversity, and international organizational behavior. Because virtually everyone interacts with individuals from different cultures, this book helps them to understand these interactions in their own lives. Written in a lively, engaging style with many examples to illustrate complex concepts, this text covers a range of topics that are of inherent interest to readers, such as schooling, work, gender, socialization of children, and health.

1. Conceptualizing Culture and Its Impact.
2.Theoretical Concepts for Understanding Culture.
3.Some Methodological Concerns in Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Research.
4.Socialization.
5.Formal Educational Experiences.
6.Intergroup Relations: Cultures in Contact.
7.Interacting Successfully with People from other Cultures.
8.Culture's Effects on the Work World.
9.Culture and Gender.
10.Culture and Health.
11.Some Predictions for the Future.