Cross Cultural Psychology Study in Dublin Program Summer 2024 June 4-Week 1 Course - Dublin

As technology and globalization becomes more integrated into our lives, it is becoming increasingly important to understand other people from diverse backgrounds. This course will introduce and explore the field of cross-cultural psychology through a focus on a specific area and their inhabitants: North America and Ireland. Aspects of cross-cultural analysis from the field of cross-cultural psychology (as well as interdisciplinary elements from sociology, anthropology, biology and ecology) will be discussed, including cultural influence on human behavior, attitudes, values, communication and societal organization. Special topics of ethnocentrism, individual vs. collective societies, plural societies, cultural views on mental health, and intercultural communication are highlighted. Methodological issues of cross-cultural research will be reviewed, and students will have the opportunity to be participant-observers of their own experience through observing Irish people through field studies and videos. The city of Dublin and its inhabitants become the classroom through various videos and interviews with locals. Students will also be afforded the opportunity to interview people from diverse backgrounds to learn from someone with a background that differs from their own. They will be encouraged to reflect on their own cultural origins with respect to behaviors, communication, attitudes and values, as well as their acculturation experiences while taking this course.

***This course is pending approval with the School of Record.***