SPECIAL NOTE:
This is an advanced level elective unit
OFFERINGS
Not Offered
DESCRIPTION
This unit is concerned with understanding how and why culture is an important determinant of the validity of psychological research and knowledge. The emphasis is on culture as a system of explanatory variables that help us account for human diversity. It is also concerned with exploring how this knowledge can be used to understand social processes such as cultural convergence (e.g., bi-culturalism) and divergence, culture shock, cultural safety, cultural integration, migration and cross-cultural communication. Understanding these issues is important for developing a valid psychology for a multi-cultural nation such as Australia. While still a relatively new field of study within psychology, sufficient work exists to demonstrate how culture influences, for example, personality, social psychology and social cognition, group processes, developmental psychology, health psychology, motivation, values and norms, and emotions.
The practical component will present students with cases studies and practical exercises that address topics raised in lectures and illustrate how cross-cultural kowledge can be used to facilitate individual and community well-being.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr exam (50%), assignments totalling 2500 words (50%)
TEACHING PATTERN: One 2-hr lecture andone 2-hr practical class weekly (13 weeks)
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Resource supported teaching & learning -
L
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Resource supported teaching & learning -
L
