Psychology 365 - Cross-Cultural Human Development

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Colgate University

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C. Keating To what degree does culture shape and constrain the development of human abilities, perceptions, and beliefs about self and others What features of human behavior lie beyond culture's reach In pursuing these questions, students study how sensorimotor, perceptual, emotional, cognitive, social, and personality development proceed in diverse cultural contexts. Theories of human behavior and the cross-cultural methodologies used to test them are critiqued in detail. Inquiry is framed by an understanding of cultural and biological evolution and incorporates readings from developmental and cross-cultural psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Prerequisites: PSYC 200 and 250, or permission of instructor. PSYC 309 recommended.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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