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Psychology and Developing Societies Volume 8 Issue 1

Subject Areas: Social Psychology
Publisher: Sage Publications - SAGE
ISSN: 0971-3336
SJR: 20

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Introduction

Sinha, Durganand; Kao, Henry S.R.

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800101
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Some Basic Psychological Concepts from the Intellectual Tradition of India

Paranjpe, Anand C.

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800102

The intellectual tradition of India includes many psychological concepts, theories and techniques that parallel, contrast, contradict or complement Western ideas and theories. Using notions derived from the Upanishads and modern psychology, the paper discusses the nature and states of...
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Stress and Coping from Traditional Indian and Chinese Perspectives

Palsane, Madan N.; Lam, David J.

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800103

The paper focuses on the differences in the conceptualisation of stress in the East and the West in the light of differences in the social and cultural context. Modern notions of stress and coping and their Eastern equivalents, such as suffering or dukkha are discussed. While the Western approach...
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Learning and Motivation: An Asian Perspective

Salili, Farideh

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800104

The paper examines the learning style and achievement orientation of Asian people focusing on the role of social and cultural factors including attitudes totuards learning and education. The strong collectivistic orientation of Asian people influences their achievement behaviour and success is...
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Culture as the Target and Culture as the Source: A Review of Cross-cultural Psychology in Asia

Sinha, Durganand

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800105

The paper focuses on ecological and cultural diversities in Asia which have resulted in these countries becoming the main sources of cross-cultural data and studies. Initially, there were one-way research studies where non-Western cultures were the target for obtaining comparative data for...
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Ethnic Stereotyping and Identification in a Multicultural Context: "Acculturation", Self-esteem and Identity Diffusion in Hong Kong Chinese University Students

Weinreich, Peter; Chung Leung Luk,; Bond, Michael Harris

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800106

Ethnic identity and "acculturation" in a multicultural context were investigated in terms of the relationship between people's intergenerational identification and their varying degrees of identification with stereotyped alternative ethnic groupings, and the consequences for their self-esteem and...
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Book Review : Alan Radley, Making sense of illness: The social psychology of health and disease, Sage Publications, London, 1994, pp. 232, £37.50

Dalal, Ajit K.

1996 Psychology and Developing Societies

doi:10.1177/097133369600800107

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