Psychology and
Culture
PSI201409
Description
▪ Discuss the relationship between Psychology and
Culture
▪ Explore different ideas of culture is and how it
manifests in the self, groups, and society at large.
▪ Various cultural approaches in the field of psychology,
specifically cultural psychology, cross-cultural
psychology, and IP
▪ This course encourages students to reflect upon their
own experience in understanding the local culture.
Learning Outcomes
[Link] concepts of culture and its application in
everyday life.
[Link] different approaches to culture in
Psychology (indigenous psychology, cultural psychology,
and cross-cultural psychology approaches.
[Link] the application of cultural psychology,
especially in the local context of Indonesia
Meeting Topics Learning & Teaching Methods PIC
1 Introduction Lecture, discussion Wenty
2 Psychology and Culture: Mutual Constitution Lecture, discussion Wenty
3 Cognition, Affect, and Perceptual Processes in cultural contexts Lecture, discussion Wenty
Psychological approaches to culture: cross cultural psychology,
4 Lecture, discussion Wenty
indigenous psychology, and cultural psychology
Research in Cross cultural Psychology, Indigenous Psychology and
5 Discussion Wenty
Cultural Psychology
6 Developing Research Ideas: Which Approach? Discussion Wenty
7 Guest Lecture Lecture and Discussion Wenty
Mid-term Exam (Individual Essay)
8 Love and Religion Interviews Suzie
9 Culture and the Senses Discussion Suzie
10 Eating as a Way of Life Observation (visual documentations) Suzie
11 Dance and Desire Online research Suzie
12 Visual Culture UGM Museum Trip Suzie
13 Interpreting Nature and Natural Disaster Analyzing stories of cultural coping with disaster Suzie
14 Presentations Group work
Final Exam (Report)
Evaluation Percentage
Mid Term Exam 40%
Final Exam 50%
- Presentation (20%)
- Group Report (30%)
Active Participation 10%
100%
References
Psychology and Culture
Kitayama, S., & Cohen, D. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of cultural psychology. The Guilford Press.
Yasnitsky, A., Van der Veer, R., & Ferrari, M. (2017). The Cambridge Handbook of Cultural-Historical Psychology. Cambridge University Press
Berry, J.W.,Poortinga, Y.H., Pandey, J. 1997. Handbook of Cross Cultural Psychology. Allyn and Bacon. Chapter 1 and 2.
Koentjaraningrat. 2000. Kebudayaan, Mentalitas dan Pembangunan. Gramedia Pustaka
Cross cultural, Indigenous, and Cultural Psychology
Faturochman, Minza, W.M., Nurjaman, T.A. (2017). Memahami dan Mengembangkan Indigenous Psychology. Pustaka Pelajar
Greenfield, P. 2000. Three approaches to the psychology of culture. Asian Journal of Social Psychology , 3, 223-240.
Kiem, U., Yang, K., Hwang K. 2006. Contributions to Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (Introduction). Springer
Hofstede, G. (2011). Dimensionalizing Culture: The Hofstede Model in Context. Online reading in Psychology and Culture -
[Link]
Minza, W. M., & Herlusia, S. I. (2022). Affect and trust in educational migration of young people from provincial towns in Indonesia. Ethnography and
Education, 17(3), 206-223.
Minza, W. M., Mashuri, A., Rahmi, T., Mahadewa, K. L., & Surya, S. H. (2024). ‘People of the barracks’: Meta-beliefs of a migrant community in West
Kalimantan, Indonesia. Culture & Psychology, 1354067X241297406.
Faturochman, F. (2005). Iri Dalam Relasi Sosial. Jurnal Psikologi UGM, 32(1), 1-16.
