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Theoretical and Methodological Problems in Cross‐Cultural Psychology
Author(s) -
Ratner Carl,
Hui Lumei
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal for the theory of social behaviour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.615
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5914
pISSN - 0021-8308
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5914.00206
Subject(s) - cross cultural psychology , cultural psychology , psychology , relation (database) , epistemology , theoretical psychology , asian psychology , cultural neuroscience , psychological research , character (mathematics) , social psychology , cultural analysis , sociology , social science , cognitive psychology , philosophy , database , computer science , geometry , mathematics
Carl Ratner and Lumei Hui, Theoretical and Methodological Problems in Cross‐Cultural Psychology, pp. 67–93.Although cross‐cultural psychology has advanced our understanding of cultural aspects of psychology, it is marred by theoretical and methodological flaws. These flaws include misunderstanding cultural issues and the manner in which they bear on psychology; obscuring the relation between biology, culture, and psychology; inadequately defining and measuring cultural factors and psychological phenomena; erroneously analysing data and drawing faulty conclusions about the cultural character of psychology. This article identifies fundamental theoretical and methodological errors that have appeared in prominent cross‐cultural psychological research. Suggestions for overcoming them are then outlined.