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Essential role of culture in developmental psychology
Author(s) -
Miller Joan G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.135
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental stage theories , developmental science , epistemology , cultural influence , cultural psychology , order (exchange) , developmental psychology , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , finance , economics
This chapter argues for the essential role of culture in forming the basic constructs and theories of developmental psychology. The case is made for the need to overcome the cultural insularity of core developmental concepts and methods in order to create a psychology that is more truly universal.