The Handbook of Culture and Psychology: Edition 2

David Matsumoto · Hyisung C. Hwang

may 2019 · Oxford University Press

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Cultural and cross-cultural psychology and research continue to make strong contributions to mainstream psychology. Researchers and theoreticians from all parts of the globe increasingly contribute to this endeavor, enabling cultural and cross-cultural psychology and research to be one of the most exciting areas of study in psychology. This book describes the continued evolution and advancement of the main research domains of cultural and cross-cultural psychology. Renowned authors not only review the state-of-the-art in their respective fields but also describe the challenges and opportunities that their respective research domains face in the future. New chapters cover the teaching of a culturally informed psychology and the increasing changes and advancements of cultures and societies around the world and their impact on individual psychologies. This volume covers standard areas of well-studied concepts such as development, cognition, emotion, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, and acculturation, as well as emerging areas such as multicultural identities, cultural neuroscience, and religion. It is a must read for all culturally informed scholars, both beginning and experienced.

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David Matsumoto is a renowned expert in the fields of emotion, nonverbal behavior, deception, and culture. He has been a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University (SFSU) since 1989 and is the Founder and Director of SFSU's Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory. He is the recipient of many awards and honors in the field of psychology and is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the International Academy of Intercultural Research. He has been Director of Humintell (www.humintell.com) since its founding in 2009. Hyisung C. Hwang is a senior research scientist, teacher, and lecturer in cross-cultural psychology. Her research interests are in emotion, nonverbal behavior, and culture. She has also co-authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters on nonverbal behavior and culture.