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Preface"Culture" has become a central focus of study across virtually all disciplines in the social sciences. The importance of culture as a mediating and/or moderating variable in education, psychology, human relations, business, and virtually all human experience has been acknowledged. This book is designed to present a specific view of culture, its psychological functions and implications for human development, and intercultural relations and adaptation. A Psychology of Culture could serve as a primary source for a graduate course (Psychology of Culture) that aspires to look deeply into the role and function of culture in human psychology, behavior, human relations, development, and learning. It will look into the adaptive function of culture and how cultures address physiological and psychological human needs. It will examine ...
