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Offerings

DUBAI-ISC-TJD-INT-2024-2024
DUBAI-ISC-TMD-INT-2023-2023
DUBAI-ISC-TSD-INT-2024-2024

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify the influence of social norms in our society and the influence of cultural context on psychological development, processes, theories and practices.

2.

Engage in critical thinking about culture, including that of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and assess the complexities of cultural influences on our behaviour.

3.

Predict problems that beset attempts at intercultural communication, and the challenges that face those who move between cultures and sub-cultures, applying the values and ethics appropriate to psychology. 

4.

Classify and define research methods that are used in cross-cultural psychological research.

5.

Demonstrate academic writing practices in psychology research reports.

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Additional information

Unit content:

After introducing cross‐cultural psychology, methods used in cross cultural research and the process of enculturation, the weekly lectures examine the following topics from a cross‐cultural perspective: ∙ Self & Identity ∙ Development ∙ Cognition ∙ Personality ∙ Gender ∙ Health ∙ Emotion ∙ Language & Communication ∙ Social Behaviours ∙ Psychological Disorders and Treatment * Organizations