Goucher College 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Goucher College 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

AFR 219 - Cultural Psychology (3 Cr.)

*credits changing from 3 to 4 effective fall 2014 (PSY 219) (LER-DIV)
Cultural Psychology is a subfield within the areas of Social Psychology and Cultural Anthropology. It involves the study of the interconnections between and among intergenerationally transmitted behaviors, meanings, and symbols, and psychological processes such as cognition, affect, personality structure, and behavior. This course is an introduction to the field. Topics include elements of “deep culture” and cultural relativity, approaches to scientific research within Cultural Psychology, and knowledge of self and others as cultural beings. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing. Fall semester. Grayman-Simpson