PSYC 425/03 (Winter 2025): CULTURE, DEVELOP & THE SELF
The official course description for LOYC 330 is as follows:
This course examines, from a psychological perspective, how the concept of self varies across cultures. Whereas some cultures embrace the concept of the individual, other cultures emphasize the communal nature of social and personal existence. This theme is explored from several perspectives including theory about development, the treatment of "self" in literature, cultural variations in the concept of human rights, and the link between self and society. This course is intended to demonstrate the interface between the medical and social sciences and the analysis of change.
The official course description for PSYC 425 is as follows:
This course examines cultural variations in developmental processes and outcomes, especially as they are related to the self-concept. Following a presentation of the basic concepts in the understanding of development and of culture, particular domains of development are examined according to how they vary across cultural contexts. Examples of domains include moral development, parent-child interaction, education, and suicide. The overarching goal is to describe human development as taking place within a cultural milieu, the consequences of this perspective for fundamental issues in psychology and the social sciences, and the implications for the challenges of pluralism, globalization, and public policy.
The objective of the course is for you to become familiar with the current theory and research on cultural variations in human development especially as they are related to the “self.”