Summary
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Social Psychology and Cultural Context is the first survey of social psychology to integrate cross-cultural issues. The book not only utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture but also reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross-cultural psychology. Written by world-renowned specialists, the chapters in this volume offer valuable insights to students and researchers in both cross-cultural and social psychology.
The Experience of Contrasting Subjective Cultures: The Case of South Asian Women in Canada
The Experience of Contrasting Subjective Cultures: The Case of South Asian Women in Canada
Historical Perspective
My ancestral heritage has its roots in the traditional collectivism of India and the philosophical orientation of Hinduism. This was tempered by at least a century of familial contact with “Western” European Christianity and British culture. My Weltanschauung, therefore, was a complex interaction of both collectivist and individualist values, vertical but often also horizontal in orientation. Thus, dutiful deference to parental authority (vertical collectivism) within an extended family bonded by interdependence and sharing of resources (horizontal collectivism) was the accepted norm in our Asian Indian community. Interwoven with this collectivist lifestyle was a competitive ...
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