This course will provide an understanding of human psychology in cultural context. We examine how cognition and emotion influence behavior and how culture influence human psychology. Students will learn about the influence of physical and neurobiological perspectives along with Western and Asian philosophy, religion and art. This information can help students to understand life-span development: Socialization, parent-child relationship, development of the self, adolescent achievement, delinquency, stress, health, quality of life, leadership, organizational culture, economic development, trust, civic engagement and social capital.
Overview
Syllabus
- 1. Introduction
- 1.0. Introduction
- 1.1. Development of psychology as sciences
- 1.2.1. Wilhelm Wundt Establishment of psychology as sciences
- 1.2.2. Wundts influence in social sciences and humanities
- 1.3. Understanding Wundts science of psychology
- Discussion(1)
- 2. Physical, biological and cultural sciences
- 2.0. Introduction
- 2.1. Wundts cultural psychology
- 2.2.1. Physical sciences
- 2.2.2. Subjective and objective reality
- 2.3. Biological sciences
- 3. Creativity explosion and human potential
- 3.0. Introduction
- 3.1.1. Creativity and cultural transformation
- 3.1.2. Third transformation
- 3.2.1. Understanding collective creativity as a basis of culture
- 3.2.2. Source of energy and information
- 3.3. Understanding how our brain works
- 4. Subsistence economy and traditional cultures
- 4.0. Introduction
- 4.1. Hunting and gather societies and domestication
- 4.2.1. Agricultural societies
- 4.2.2. Lifestyle and agricultural societies
- 4.3.1. The role of religion in shaping our beliefs and behavior
- 4.3.2. Arab culture and Islam
- 5. Controlling the environment and a new worldview
- 5.0. Introduction
- 5.1.1. The role of philosophy in shaping our worldview
- 5.1.2. Confucianism
- 5.2.1. Renaissance and scientific revolution
- 5.2.2. Scientific revolution
- 5.3.1. Industrialization urbanization and capitalism
- 5.3.2. Ideology and society
- 6. Definition of cultural and cultural differences
- 6.0. Introduction
- 6.1.1. Definition of culture, cultural contact and acculturation
- 6.1.2. Definition of culture and acculturation
- 6.2. Socialization practices
- 6.3. Parent-child relationship
- 7. Culture and self
- 7.0. Introduction
- 7.1. Values of children
- 7.2.1. Culture and self
- 7.2.2. Development of the self
- 7.3. Socio-cognitive theory
- Discussion (2)
- 8. Indigenous Korean concepts and values
- 8.0. Introduction
- 8.1.1. Jung (情) : Deep affection and attachment
- 8.1.2. Empirical study of jung (情)
- 8.2.1. Conception of filial piety
- 8.2.2. Empirical study of filial piety
- 8.3.1. Chemyon (體面 "Face")
- 8.3.2. Interview Susumu Yamaguchi
- Discussion (3)
- 9. School and educational achievement
- 9.0. Introduction
- 9.1.1. Academic achievement: International comparison
- 9.1.2. Interview David Matsumoto
- 9.2.1. Educational achievement in Korea
- 9.2.2. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies
- 9.3.1. School violence and delinquency
- 9.3.2. Interview Albert Bandura
- Discussion (4)
- 10. Stress, happiness and quality of life
- 10.0. Introduction
- 10.1.1. Stress and health
- 10.1.2 .Empirical studies of stress
- 10.2.1. Han(恨) and Hwabyung (火病)
- 10.2.2. Han (恨) episode
- 10.3.1. Happiness and quality of life
- 10.3.2. Can money buy happiness Empirical study
- 11. Organizational culture and behavior
- 11.0. Introduction
- 11.1.1. Traditional Korean culture and economy
- 11.1.2. Yi Dynasty (1392-1897)
- 11.2.1. Organizational culture and behavior
- 11.2.2. Interview Prof. Toshio Yamagishi
- 11.3.1. Korean economic development and the role of jaebol (財閥) (1)
- 11.3.2. Korean economic development and the role of jaebol (財閥) (2)
- 12. Creativity and innovation in business and management
- 12.0. Introduction
- 12.1.1. Creativity, community and organizational development
- 12.1.2. Interview Prof. Gerald Huther
- 12.2.1. Samsung Electronics: Transformation and Growth
- 12.2.2. Samsung in 2007 and beyond
- 12.3.1. Creativity and innovation at Hynix Semiconductor
- 12.3.2. Creativity and innovation at E-mart
- 13. Effective leadership
- 13.0. Introduction
- 13.1.1. Personal leadership
- 13.1.2. Interview Prof. Albert Bandura
- 13.2.1. Organizational leadership
- 13.2.2. Organizational leadership
- 13.3.1. Teamwork at Google
- 13.3.2. Organizational leadership and teamwork at Zappos
- 14. Political culture, trust and social capital
- 14.0. Introduction
- 14.1.1. Political culture, human rights and democracy
- 14.1.2. Political culture, human rights and democracy II
- 14.2.1. Trust, social capital and multiculturalism
- 14.2.2. Interview Prof. John Berry
- 14.3.1. Social change and global transformation
- 14.3.2. Interview Prof. Albert Bandura
- Final Exam
- test
