The etic approach realizes that members of a culture often are too involved in what they are. We analyze forms ol synergy between emic and etic approaches to research on culture and cognition. Three approaches to the study of personality in its cultural context can be distinguished. We made this prediction given that cultures differ in the effect of religious participation on social affiliation sasaki. It is very different from other branches and involves two research methods, emic and etic. Emic and etic approaches of understanding behavior and personality fall under the study of cultural anthropology.
Cross cultural psychologystudy guide flashcards quizlet. Crossculture psychologists have used the emicetic distinction for some time. Crosscultural psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Their conceptual and operational and operational status in cross cultural psychology. The psychology field is very complex and it encompasses a variety of branches, including cross cultural psychology. Types of comparative studies in crosscultural psychology. The emic and the etic in crosscultural research science 2. A conceptual framework for crosscultural psychology.
In fact, two excellent histories, klineberg 1980, and jahoda and krewer 1996, note that herodotus had the insight that all humans are ethnocentric. The emicetic distinction refers to a difference made by crosscultural researchers between two traditional research strategies used to study phenomena in different cultures. Berry 1969, 1989 has summarized pikes development of the emic etic distinction, and applied it to the field of crosscultural psychology. This is the socalled etic approach, transposing and seeking to. The focus of crosscultural psychology verywell mind. Theoretical and pedagogical implications abstract while psychology and communication have borrowed theories and methodologies from each other, much scholarly discussion tends to focus on the flow from psychology to communication. Crosscultural advancements in positive psychology springer.
Start studying cross cultural psychology study guide. An etic view of a culture is the perspective of an outsider looking in. Branch of psychology that studies the effects of culture on behavior and mental processes. An introduction to cross cultural psychology 2nd edition 2nd edition by marshall h. Oct 29, 2012 two main alternative approaches have dominated crosscultural research in social sciences. The last decade has seen the development of increasing interest in crosscultural counseling or psychotherapy, as manifested by publications in this area, culminating in the book counseling across cultures pedersen, lonner and draguns, 1976. Compare individualism and collectivism approaches to cross cultural psychology.
Compare individualism and collectivism approaches to crosscultural psychology. That way i can use the outline as a jumpingoff point for my presentation what the presentation must entail. The distinction between the emic and etic approaches was initially proposed by pike 1954 and adapted to develop typologies for crosscultural comparison derived from field data sanday, 1979. First, crosscultural psychological studies can be exploratory or test specific hypotheses. Crosscultural psychology has attempted to overcome western ethnocentrism. These questions serve as guidelines for the development of a conceptual model of crosscultural io psychology. Romantic attachment across 62 cultures patterns and universals of adult romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions are models of self and of other pancultural constructs. As expected, in a repeated measures anova with goal framing as a withinparticipants vari. The dualism of emic and etic plays a crucial role in the emergence of three culturally informed approaches of psychology.
The history of crosscultural psychology, broadly defined, started with herodotus in the fifth century bc. The purpose of the present chapter is to formulate key research questions concerning the crosscultural aspect in understanding io psychology. Alternatively, an etic approach is likely to investigate one or more characteristics of multiple cultures, often from the outside i. That way i can use the outline as a jumpingoff point for my presentation. To understand the concept of a quasiexperimental design, one must understand a couple other components. Toward a new approach to the study of personality in culture. This minor deals with various important themes across psychological subdisciplines, including emotions and psychopathology in different cultures, cultural. An emic approach involves the study of a particular culture, usually from within, from the perspective of the members of the culture i.
We collapsed the importance ratings of the 5 approach goals and 5 avoidance goals to form the dependent measures. Integrating the emic indigenous with the etic universala. Crosscultural psychology has demonstrated that psychological phenomena are manifested differently in different locales, and it has identified certain cultural. Emic and etic are derived from the linguistic terms phonemic and phonetic, respectively, where phonemics effectively regard elements of meaning and phonetics regard elements of sound. Individualism and collectivism approaches to crosscultural. This approach results in two independent similarity scores measuring conational home identification and host national. He has published more than 300 articles, chapters, and books, mainly in the domain of crosscultural psychology. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In anthropology, folkloristics, and the social and behavioral sciences, emic and etic refer to two. The moderating role of culture and the oxytocin receptor. It holds that theory, constructs, and so on, are specific to this context. Second, some crosscultural studies compare countries. Focuses on the similarities and differences in psychological functioning across cultures and ethnic groups.
Crosscultural psychology, defined broadly as we do. Many studies have examined the extent of universality versus cultural specificity for individual emotion domains e. From chinese to crosscultural personality inventory a. He has coauthored a number of textbooks and monographs on cross cultural psychology and served as president of the international association for cross cultural psychology and president for the interdisciplinary society for cross cultural research. Integrating the emic indigenous with the etic universal. The royal road to the development of a balanced global psychology, asian journal of social psychology 3, 2000, 241264.
A mi testing approach allows us to determine the extent to which the basic structure of the sas is crossculturally stable and the degree to which individuals in different populations use its scales similarly. The distinction between the emic and etic approaches was initially proposed by pike 1954 and adapted to develop typologies for cross cultural comparison derived from field data sanday, 1979. Handbook of crosscultural psychology social psychology 9780205065004. Etic and emic approaches two main approaches are frequently discussed in cross cultural literature. In fact, two excellent histories, klineberg 1980, and jahoda and krewer 1996, note that herodotus had. However, if that were the only approach in crosscultural psychology, it. Similarities andor differences between these positions are. Berry 1999 contends that both the emic and the etic approaches are necessary to cultural psychology where the emic approach is that of local knowledge and interpretations and the etic approach goes beyond the etic and is replicated in multiple studies across many cultures so that it is possible to relate variations in cultural context to variations in behaviour p.
Oct 11, 2010 cross cultural research is now an undeniable part of mainstream psychology and has had a major impact on conceptual models of human behavior. This is the socalled etic approach, transposing and seeking to generalise existing theories. Integrating intercultural communication and crosscultural psychology. In addition, it allows for more confidence when making mean compari. Choose from a large range of academic titles in the psychology.
Crosscultural psychology 7 race and ethnicity are very closely linked to ones culture, which in turn affect how the individual perceives the world. He has coauthored a number of textbooks and monographs on crosscultural psychology and served as president of the international association for cross. Theory and method in crosscultural psychology article pdf available in american psychologist 3212. Kasser 207 and colleagues schwartz, 1992, 2006 yields strong support for a circumplex model of personal values in which selftranscendence and selfenhancement values lie in opposition to each other. Start studying cross cultural psychologystudy guide. His approach displays both emic detail, the stories and explanations given by primo and cesar, as well as etic analysis attributing workplace discrimination to the fire economy. Journal of crosscultural psychology nelson, shavitt individualismand achievement values the horizontal and vertical distinction within individualism and collectivism was used as a theoretical framework to predict differences in achievement values across two national cultures. Research of etic purpose of research is to compare and contrast phenomena across cultures to investigate whether the phenomena are culture specific or universal.
This overemphasis on the etic approach is problematic as it has tended to overshadow the importance of emic knowledge. The aim of the cross cultural advancements in positive psychology book series is to spread a universal and culturefair perspective on good life promotion. Crosscultural psychology 6 methodology used in crosscultural research there are many types of crosscultural research and comparisons. Crosscultural psychology as a scholarly discipline. Analyzing the relationship between cultural and cross. Include at least three similarities and three differences that shows how these approaches explain cultural influences on human. It is my view that these two goals are not mutually exclusive, but should be pursued in combination. Individualism and collectivism approaches to cross. History of cross cultural psychology the history of cross cultural psychology, broadly defined, started with herodotus in the fifth century bc. This content was copied from view the original, and get the alreadycompleted solution here. In his publications, he develops a distinct multidisciplinary approach to.
Similarities and or differences between these positions are. Theoretical and methodological problems in crosscultural. Perspectives focuses on universal etics emic approaches. Yang, monocultural and crosscultural indigenous approaches. What is also needed is to study psychological phenomena that. Emic and etic sociocultural psychology flashcards quizlet. The etic approach studies culture through an outsider perspective, applying one. Crosscultural psychology has demonstrated that psychological phenomena are manifested differently in different locales, and it has identified certain cultural factors that foster these diverse manifestations. Ethical issues in crosscultural psychology 325 more precisely, the incorrect application and interpretation of crosscultural research can be used to ignore the large degree of individual differences that exist in human behavior, and crosscultural researchers need to be aware of this potential when designing their studies. Both points of view are rather crucial finance, insurance, and real estate. Until there are truly african textbooks of psychology, some elements of.
Handbook of crosscultural psychology social psychology. Types of comparative studies in crosscultural psychology abstract from a methodological perspective crosscultural studies in psychology differ in three dimensions. The books unique critical thinking framework, including critical thinking boxes, helps to. This branch of psychology looks at the influences of diverse cultural aspects on how individuals, groups, and populations behave. Someone from china is going to view the world differently than someone from america, and so on. Begins to show us cultural variation weaknesses in practice it has been ethnocentric studies rarely include noneroam. Their conceptual and operational and operational status in crosscultural psychology. Cultural anthropology states that people are shaped by their cultures and their subcultures, and we must account for this in the study of personality. Cross cultural psychology as a scholarly discipline on the flowering of culture in behavioral research marshall h. Although it is true that the basic principles of social psychological methodology and data analysis are applicable to crosscultural research, there are a number of issues that are distinct to it, including managing. Journal of crosscultural psychology an approach to. Segall, more than we need to know about culture, but are afraid not to ask, journal of crosscultural psychology 15, 1984, 153162.
Etic and emic approaches two main approaches are frequently discussed in crosscultural literature. In this particular case study, an exploratory study was performed using a quasiexperimental design. Learn about crosscultural psychology, which looks at how cultural factors influence human behavior. Minor crosscultural psychology erasmus university rotterdam. One way is looking at things through an emic approach. Research of etic purpose of research is to compare and contrast phenomena across cultures to investigate whether the. Two main alternative approaches have dominated crosscultural research in social sciences. Crosscultural research is now an undeniable part of mainstream psychology and has had a major impact on conceptual models of human behavior. Although it is true that the basic principles of social psychological methodology and data analysis are applicable to cross cultural research, there are a number of issues that are distinct to it, including managing incongruities of language and. It draws attention to the fact that psychological theories that have been established empirically only on a minute fraction of humanity if no longer on rats at least mainly on. This approach has been variously labelled as emic, or cultural psychology, or indigenous psychology, and comes close to anthropology and its dictate of cultural relativism.
The possibility of a truly objective description was discounted by pike himself in his original work. Etic research compares psychological phenomena across cultures to find out what could be universal in human behavior. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Integrating intercultural communication and crosscultural. The terms emic and etic were borrowed from two strategies used in the study of linguistics introduced by the linguist pike.
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