PSYC 204 - Development in Cultural Context

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

Developmental psychology is the study of age related change in psychological processes. This course examines how the study of development is culturally embedded. The first half of the course focuses on how culture influences the questions we ask, the samples we study, and how we measure psychological processes. Differences between emic and epic approaches are highlighted. In the second half of the class, we will read a series of studies from infancy through adulthood that illustrate cultural diversity in normative and individual developmental trajectories.

Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: N. Darling

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: PSYC 100, COGS 101 or NSCI 201.