PSYC 3330 - Multicultural Psychology

UG
Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed as an upper level elective for psychology majors, minors and other interested students. This course will explore the psychosocial concept of culture and its elements as well as cross-cultural interactions. Topics include: ethnocentrism and cultural relativism; interaction of culture, language and thought; constructing emotions and identities in different cultures; life stages and rites of passage in different cultures; family structure in different cultures (monogamy vs. polygamy); cannibalism and violence; the role of reciprocity, and cultural contact.

Prerequisites: PSYC 1340, three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: (Fall)