Description
Over twenty years ago the cultural anthropoligist Richard A. Shweder asked the question”Does the concept of the person vary cross-culturally?” This course will analyze the effects of culture on human development and behavior. The course will also address the theory that individuals living in different cultures still have the same behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and attitudes, arguing that there are common behaviors universal to all individuals in human development. Once students are provided with an overview of recent studies, they will be expected to evaluate these theories and to put them into practice by examining their own experience living abroad in a different culture.
