Hi I use Matsumoto & Juang's text for cross-cultural psychology and a number of sections include material on specific ethnic groups. Other books on culture and psychology are similar, although that might require considerable digging to collect it all together.
One of the challenges, I think, in teaching such a course is what is the comparison group? Is it Mexican American compared to White Americans (a heterogenous group that nonetheless is often treated with lots of differences all lumped together), other Latino Americans, other minority Americans, other collectivist cultures, ... or is research on Latino Americans, other Minority Americans, other Collectivist Americans, ... relevant to understanding Mexican Americans? Where are the important psychological boundaries between ethnic groups? And what are the universal properties of all peoples? A related question, I guess, is how homogeneous even are Mexican Americans? There would be indigenous groups, for example, who might require special treatment. And how do Mexican Americans compare to Mexicans? A number of the cross-cultural books are organized much like Intro books, but with each section (perception, cognition, development, emotions, social psychology, abnormal, ...) focussed on cultural commonalities and differences. That might be one approach to take. Sounds like an interesting challenge. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology [email protected] Room 4L41A 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax Dept of Psychology, U of Winnipeg 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R4 CANADA >>> Christopher Green <[email protected]> 26-Dec-12 8:30 PM >>> A couple of resources that might be of help: http://www.latinopsych.org/ , http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan05/centerstage.aspx Chris ----- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 Canada [email protected] On Dec 26, 2012, at 8:08 PM, drnanjo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello - > > So I've been asked to teach a class on Mexican-American Psychology in the > Spring and have decided to take on the challenge. > > I understand that I may lack the ethnic credibility but would like to believe > that by allowing the students to own at least some of the class time (using > meaningful experiential exercises for example) I can do a good job. > > I will accept and appreciate help from my TIPS colleagues across the spectrum > of cultures and nationalities. > > I will also cross-post this to PSYTEACH (just be forewarned) in the next few > days. > > Thank you. I hope you are all enjoying your intersession breaks. > > Nancy Melucci > Long Beach City College > California State University Dominguez Hills (where class will be taught.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Steele <[email protected]> > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Dec 26, 2012 4:48 pm > Subject: Re: [tips] Happy Boxing Day to > > > Two nations united by a common celebration habit. > > Ken > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > On 12/26/2012 2:28 PM, Christopher Green wrote: > > > > > > > > Usually by going to an electronics store sale, actually. > > Chris > > ....... > > Christopher D Green > > Department of Psychology > > York University > > Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 > > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > > > > On 2012-12-26, at 11:49 AM, "michael sylvester" > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Commonwealth tipsters. > >> It is my understanding that Canadians > >> celebrate Boxing day by going to a Hockey game. > >> michael > >> > >> --- > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o"568 > > or send a blank email to > leave-22568-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?idC0248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o"569 > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-22569-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=22571 or send a blank email to leave-22571-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22572 or send a blank email to leave-22572-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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