Psychology in Asia:An Introduction

by: Catherine Tien-Lun Sun (Editor),Jason Tak-Sang Chow(Editor)

Publisher: Routledge
Edition:2nd

Publication Date: March 26, 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 634 pages

ISBN-10: 103262275X

ISBN-13: 9781032622750

Book Description

Psychology in Asia:An Introduction is the second edition of this introductory level textbook on psychology and human behavior written with an Asian focus.The book introduces the central tenets of psychology, using examples and content which are culturally relevant and applicable to students in Asia. It covers essential topics of psychology including:personality, human development, psychological disorders, gender and sexuality, emotion, and positive psychology. Each chapter is accompanied by information relevant to an Asian cultural context and connected to the region’s diverse heritage and history. For this second edition, the content has been substantially updated. In addition to standard topics found in texts on introductory psychology, this book includes chapters on the Tenets of Asian Psychology, Asian Philosophies, and Behavior.The text includes features to help students familiarize themselves with the key terms that are defined in the page margins. It includes leaing aids such as boxes that define theoretical and technical terms, and the activities in each chapter encourage active leaing and critical thinking. The authors also provide useful resources such as study questions, chapter outlines, and references to joual articles that allow further reading. Students will benefit from an increased understanding of the concepts taught through the authors’ user-friendly academic writing style and colorful illustrations included throughout each chapter.Through this accessible text, undergraduate and upper undergraduate students of psychology will lea about core topics and classical studies that originate in the West but do so alongside the important contributions that Asian psychology makes to the field.
Psychology in Asia:An Introduction is the second edition of this introductory level textbook on psychology and human behavior written with an Asian focus.The book introduces the central tenets of psychology, using examples and content which are culturally relevant and applicable to students in Asia. It covers essential topics of psychology including:personality, human development, psychological disorders, gender and sexuality, emotion, and positive psychology. Each chapter is accompanied by information relevant to an Asian cultural context and connected to the region’s diverse heritage and history. For this second edition, the content has been substantially updated. In addition to standard topics found in texts on introductory psychology, this book includes chapters on the Tenets of Asian Psychology, Asian Philosophies, and Behavior.The text includes features to help students familiarize themselves with the key terms that are defined in the page margins. It includes leaing aids such as boxes that define theoretical and technical terms, and the activities in each chapter encourage active leaing and critical thinking. The authors also provide useful resources such as study questions, chapter outlines, and references to joual articles that allow further reading. Students will benefit from an increased understanding of the concepts taught through the authors’ user-friendly academic writing style and colorful illustrations included throughout each chapter.Through this accessible text, undergraduate and upper undergraduate students of psychology will lea about core topics and classical studies that originate in the West but do so alongside the important contributions that Asian psychology makes to the field.

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