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Psychological science in cultural context

Gergen, Kenneth J., Gulerce, Aydan, Lock, Andrew, Misra, Girishwar·1996·American Psychologist
DOI 10.1037/0003-066x.51.5.496
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When one understands psychological science To be a by-product of the Western tradition, fashioned by particular cultural and historical conditions, the door is opened to a fresh consideration of the practice of psychology in the global context. By using examples from experiences in Turkey, New Zealand, and India, the reader is sensitized first to the problems inherent in the unreflective exportation of Western psychology. To presume Western concepts of the mind, along with its methods of study, not only lends itself to research of little relevance to other cultures, bur disregards and undermines alternate cultural traditions. Against these tendencies toward a univocal science, the authors argue for a multicultural psychology-one that celebrates the rich multiplicity of indigenous conceptualizations of the person along with varying means of acquiring knowledge. To realize such a psychology, new forms of dialogue must be sought and the sharing made relevant to ongoing challenges of practical cultural significance.

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  • Scholars have recently begun to expand the concept of multiculturalism and to seriously question the uncritical, wholesale importation of U.S. psychology, including counseling, worldwide.

    “just recently have scholars begun to expand the concept of multiculturalism and to seriously question the uncritical, wholesale importation of U.S. psychology, including counseling, worldwide (e.g. Gergen, Gulerce, Lock, & Misra, 1996; Leong & Ponterotto, 2003).”

    From A Trip Around the World: A Counseling Travelogue! (2005) · cites this paper as Gergen, Gulerce, Lock, & Misra, 1996

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Authors
Gergen, K. J., Gulerce, A., Lock, A., & Misra, G.
Affiliations
Swarthmore College (US)
ORCID
Gergen, Kenneth J.
Venue
American Psychologist
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1996-05
Volume
51
Issue
5
Pages
496-503
ISSN
  • 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-990X
DOI
10.1037/0003-066x.51.5.496
OpenAlex
W2104990833
Cited by
370
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 16
FWCI
26.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Representations and Identity
Keywords
multicultural psychology, Western psychology, cultural context of psychology, critique of Western epistemology

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