This course presents an introduction to a number of topics in experimental cultural psychology, as well as research relevant to some of the major problems in this field.
Lecturers
- Professor Masaki YUKI
Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University - Professor Takahiko MASUDA
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada - Associate Professor Sawa SENZAKI
Human Development and Psychology Departments, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA
Course Detail
Schedule: 2021 June 28th – 2021 July 2nd
Level: Undergraduate (Graduate students are also welcome)
Credit: 2
Course Format: On-campus (Centennial Hall, Meeting Room, 1F Room 105, Sapporo Campus)
Outline
Course will cover the issues of culture & the self, culture & cognition, and culture & emotion. We also discuss various issues of our multi-cultural society.
Course Goals
- To understand our daily behavior from a cultural perspective.
- To think critically about cultural customs that is otherwise taken for granted.
- To think of various cultural differences (and similarities) in human behaviors.
The class attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to actively participate in group discussion sessions in some of the classes (i.e. Speaking up in class).