Cross Culture Psychology: Course Outline(APSY-2203)

The course will cover social and cultural and Islamic aspects of human
behavior; differentiation between area studies, cross-cultural studies, and
intercultural studies and aims to familiarize students with cross-cultural
research.

Human Development and Socialization:
a. Culture and developmental processes
b. Culture and social behaviors
c. Parenting practices across cultures
d. Social perception and social cognition
e. Social interaction: Conformity, social influence, social loafing
f. Intergroup and intergenerational relations across cultures
g. Emotional development and regulation processes across cultures
h. Ethnocentrism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination
i. Gender and sex trait stereotypes
j. Culture and identity
k. Culture, language, and communication
l. Adab and Cultural Psychology of Islam
m. Religiosity and Cultural Values
n. Faith and Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution
o. Cross cultural communication and Islamic Perspective
p. Difference between Islamic culture and Muslim culture

Understanding Cross Cultural psychology
a. Defining and understanding culture
b. Historical and theoretical foundations
c. Nature and scope of cross-cultural psychology
d. Acculturation and multiculturalism
e. Religious Acculturation Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Cross-Cultural Research
a. Methodological issues in cross cultural research
b. Considerations for conducting cross cultural research
c. Translation, adaptation and application of psychological tests across cultures
d. Indigenous research and current issues across cultures

Application of Cross-Cultural Psychology
a. Mental health, Intelligence
b. Individual and Community
c. Happiness, success and well being
d. Spirituality and religion
e. Human rights and law
f. Global Community
g. Immigration

Cross-cultural psychology focuses on studying human behavior in a way that takes the effects of culture into account.

Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., &Pandeyn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of cross-
cultural Psychology. (Vol. I). Boston: Alyn& Bacon. (latest addition – if

available)
Chen, Y. L., Liu, M. C., Tsai, T. W., & Chen, Y. H. (2015). Religious practices in
cross-cultural contexts: Indonesian male science students’ adjustment in
Taiwan. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(3), 464.
Khalil, A. I. A. E. F. (2016). The Islamic perspective of interpersonal
communication. Journal of Islamic Studies, 4(2), 22-37.
Keith K. D. (2019). Cross-cultural psychology. (2nd ed.).

At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
a. Have complete awareness about cultural diversity engage with people from
different cultures and understand and analyze cultural practices and customs.
b. It will also enable students conduct cross cultural research

Cross-cultural psychology seeks to understand how culture influences many different aspects of human thought and behavior. Cross-cultural psychologists often study development, personality, and social relationships.