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Syllabus MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY - 51998
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Last update 03-03-2015
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Psychology

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Novis Deutsch

Coordinator Email: nurit.novis@gmail.com

Coordinator Office Hours: Tuesdays 14:10 - 15:10

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Nurit Novis-Deutsch

Course/Module description:
The course opens with an introduction describing the general principles and main theories in cross-cultural and cultural psychology as a field of research. We then discuss several topics which bear on multi-cultural therapy (parenting, happiness, values, morality and personality. Finally we discuss directly issues of cultural diversity in the therapeutic setting, including immigration, diagnosis, psychopathology, and cultural sensitivity.

Course/Module aims:
Learning about cultural paradigms within the field of psychology both in research and in therapy.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Read and critique research which is not culturally sensitive.
- Analyze and assess cross cultural or cultural research.
- distinguish cultures by various dimensions.
- become a more culturally-sensitive and aware therapist.

Attendance requirements(%):
95%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: - Frontal teaching with and without PPTs, including use of varied multimedia.
- Class discussions
- Class exercises.
- Personal reflection and introspection about cultural prejudice.
- Sharing clinical experience,
- Working in pairs and groups.

Course/Module Content:
Introduction: Between cross cultural and cultural psychology (classes 1-2),
Theoretical frameworks: Self, identity, cultural dimensions and values (classes 3-4),
Cultural differences and their impact on the individual - four case studies: personality, morality, parenting and subjective well being and how each of these may be expressed in the clinical setting(Classes 5-7)
The immigration experience and meeting immigrants in therapy. (class 8)
Psychopathology from a cultural perspective (class 9)
Multicultural therapy - some general principles to keep in mind. Examples to be discussed pertain to clients from an Arab, Russian, Ethiopian and Ultra Orthodox background.(classes 10-11)
Experiential practice of meeting people from other cultures (with Dr. Daniel Marom) - classes 12-13
Conclusion.(class 14)

Required Reading:
class 2:
Gladwell, M. (2008). Chapter 6, pp. 161-177.
Edge : What scientific idea is ready for retirement 2014? Pascal Boyer and Laura Betzig: Culture.
optional:
Griswald (2008). Culture and the cultural diamond.

class 3:
Henrich, J., Heine, S. J., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33(2-3), 61-83.

Optional:

Marcus, H. and Kitayama, S. (2003), Culture, self and the reality of the social.

class 4:
• Lancy, D. F. (2007): Accounting for variability in mother-child play. American Anthropologist 112(2).
• Dwairy, M. (2006) Parenting styles in Arab societies. Journal of cross-cultural psychology.

class 5:
Tseng, W.s. (1999). Culture and psychotherapy: Review and practical guidelines. Transcultural Psychiatry 36(2): 131–171.

class 6:
מרגולין, וויצטום, א. (2009). תסמונות נפשיות תלויות תרבות בישראל. Medicine – פסיכיטאריה , 13, עמ' 16-27
גריסרו, נ. (2009). ד"ר, יש לי תולעים בראש, שם, עמ' 28-33.

class 7:
Cardemil, E. V. & Battle, C. L. (2003) Guess who’s coming to therapy? Getting comfortable with conversations about race and ethnicity in psychotherapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 278–286.

class 8:
בילו, י. (2009), "את יודעת איך אומרים פסיכולוגיה במרוקאית?" עמ' 169-175.

class 9:
יובל, י. (2001). אויב בחדר, בתוך "סערת נפש" עמ' 85-119.

ג'ראיסי, ע. (2013) טיפול פסיכוסוציאלי בחברה הערבית. פרק 23 בתןך חובב,מ. לוונטל, א. וקטן, י. (עורכים) עבודה סוציאלית בישראל. עמ' 506-526.

רשות:
Dwairy, M. (2009) Culture analysis and metaphor psychotherapy with Arab-Muslim clients

class 10:
Benish-Weisman, M., & Horenczyk, G. (2010). Cultural identity and perceived success among Israeli immigrants: An emic approach. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 34, 516-526.

class 11:
בילו, י. וויצטום, א. (1994) "הציץ ונפגע", אלפיים , 9, עמ' 21-39.

class 12:
Hess, E. (2014) The
centrality of guilt – working with Ultra-Orthodox patients in Israel. The American journal of Psychoanalysis 74 , 262-279.
דיין, ח. (2015). כשהתנגדות לטיפול עטופה בטלית.

last class:
נוביס-דויטש, נ. (2008). מורשת פרויד והפסיכולוגיה היהודית. בתוך: בלס, גינצברג וכרמלי (עורכים). מורשת פרויד בין מדע לאומנות, עמ' 13-31

Additional Reading Material:

• Berry, J.W. (2002). Introduction to cross-cultural psychology. In J.W. Berry, J.H. Poortinga, M.H. ‎Segall, & P.R. Dasen (eds.). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research and Applications (2nd ed). ‎Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.‎
• Kitayama, S., & Cohen, D. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of cultural psychology. Guilford Press – ‎Introduction.‎
• Shweder, R.A. (1991). Thinking through Cultures: Expeditions in Cultural Psychology. Cambridge: ‎Harvard University Press.‎
• Kagiticibasi, C. & Poortinga, Y.H. (2000). Cross-cultural psychology: Issues and overarching ‎themes. Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology, 31 (3), 129-147.‎


• Gelfand, M. J., Raver, J. L., Nishii, L., Leslie, L. M., Lun, J., Lim, B. C., ... & Yamaguchi, S. ‎‎(2011). Differences between tight and loose cultures: A 33-nation study. Science, 332(6033), ‎‎1100-1104‎
• Triandis, H.C. (2001). Individualism and Collectivism: Past, Present and Future. In D. Matsumoto ‎‎(ed) The Handbook of Culture & Psychology (pp.35-50). Oxford: Oxford University Press ‎
• Markus H. & Kitayama, S. (2003). Culture, Self, and the Reality of the Social. Psychological ‎inquiry 14.3-4: 277-283‎
• Lindholm, C (1997): Does the Sociocentric Self Exist? Reflections on Markus and Kitayama's ‎‎"Culture and the Self". Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 53, 4, 405-422.‎

• Phinney, J. S., Berry, J. W., Vedder, P., & Liebkind, K. (2006). The Acculturation Experience: ‎Attitudes, identities, and behaviors of immigrant youth. In: Immigrant Youth in Cultural ‎Transition: Acculturation, identity, and adaptation across national contexts, 71-116.‎

• Schwartz, S.H. (1999). A Theory of Cultural Values and Some Implications for Work. Applied ‎Psychology: An International Review, 48(1), 23-47.‎
• ‏ ‏Inglehart, R., & Baker, W. E. (2000). Modernization, cultural change, and the persistence of ‎traditional values. American sociological review, 19-51.‎



• Gurven, M., von Rueden, C., Massenkoff, M., Kaplan, H., & Lero Vie, M. (2013). How universal is ‎the Big Five? Testing the five-factor model of personality variation among forager–farmers in the ‎Bolivian Amazon. Journal of personality and social psychology, 104(2), 354.‎
• Hofstede, G., & McCrae, R. R. (2004). Personality and culture revisited: Linking traits and ‎dimensions of culture. Cross-cultural research, 38(1), 52-88.‎

• Benet-Martínez, V., & Haritatos, J. (2005). Bicultural identity integration (BII): Components and ‎psychosocial antecedents. Journal of personality, 73(4), 1015-1050.‎
• Berry, J. (1992). Acculturation and adaptation in a new society. International Migration Quarterly ‎Review, 30, 69-85.‎
• Berry, J. W., Phinney, J. S., Sam, D. L., & Vedder, P. (2006). Immigrant Youth: Acculturation, ‎identity, and adaptation. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55, 303-332‎‏.‏
• Townsend, S. S., Major, B., Sawyer, P. J., & Mendes, W. B. (2010). Can the absence of prejudice ‎be more threatening than its presence? It depends on one's worldview. Journal of personality and ‎social psychology, 99(6), 933.‎
• Paluck, E. L., & Green, D. P. (2009). Prejudice reduction: What works? A review and assessment ‎of research and practice. Annual review of psychology,60, 339-367.‎
• Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., Haidt, J., Iyer, R., Koleva, S., & Ditto, P. H. (2011). Mapping the moral ‎domain. Journal of personality and social psychology,101(2), 366.‎

• Fadiman, A. (2012). The spirit catches you and you fall down: A Hmong child, her American ‎doctors, and the collision of two cultures. Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Shiraev, E. & Levy, D. (2012) Chapter 9: psychological disorders. In: Cross-Cultural ‎Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications. 5th Edition. ‎

• Dwairy, M., Achoui, M., Abouserie, R., & Farah A. (2006). Parenting styles, individuation, ‎and mental health of Arab adolescents: A third cross-regional research study. Journal of ‎Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37(3), 262-272. ‎
• בן-דויד, ע. (1999). טיפול רגיש תרבות. בתוך: ק. רבין (עורכת), להיות שונה בישראל- מוצא עדתי ומין בטיפול ‏בישראל. (עמ' 273-282). תל-אביב: אוניברסיטת תל-אביב- רמות.‏
• ‏ ‏Ridley, C.R., Mendoza, D.W., Kanitz, B.E., Angermeier, L., & Zenk, R. (1994). Cultural ‎sensitivity in multicultural counseling: A perceptual schema model. Journal of Counseling ‎Psychology, 41(2), 125-136. ‎
• BenEzer, G. (2012). From Winnicott’s potential space to mutual creative space: A principle for ‎intercultural Psychotherapy. Transcultural Psychiatry, 49(2) 323–339‎‏.‏
• Maples, M.F., Dupey, P., Torres-Rivera, E., Phan, L.T., Vareen, L., & Garrett, M.T. (2001). ‎Ethnic diversity and the use of humor in counseling: Appropriate or inappropriate? Journal of ‎Counseling & Development, 79, 53-60.‎
• Sue, D. W. (2012). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & ‎Sons. Chapter 3: Multicultural counseling competence for minority group therapists. pp. 57-‎‎86‎
• שוורצמן, א. (2007). רופא לבן אלים שחורים: רפואת נפש מערבית בג'ונגל של אפריקה. תל אביב: אריה ‏ניר.‏

• Rotter, J. C., Hawley, L. D. (1998). Therapeutic approaches with immigrant families. The ‎Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 6, 219-222.‎
• שבתאי מ. (2001). לחיות עם זהות מאוימת. חוויות החיים עם שוני בצבע עור בקרב צעירים ומתבגרים ‏יוצאי אתיופיה בישראל. מגמות, מ"א, 97-112. ‏
• יונגמן, ר., מינוצין-איציקסון, ש., זרה, מ. וזילבר, נ. (1998). ביטויים של מצוקות נפשיות בקרב יהודי ‏אתיופיה. חברה ורווחה, י"ח(1), עמ' 95-75‏
• ברגר, ר. (1999). עולים מחבר העמים: אפיונים, דרכים ועקרונות התערבות", בתוך ק. רבין (עורכת), להיות ‏שונה בישראל: מוצא עדתי ומין בטיפול בישראל (עמ' 119-97). תל אביב: רמות.‏
• פינקלשטיין, מ., וסלומון, ז. (2007). חשיפה לטראומה מדברת והשפעותיה על עולי אתיופיה, חברה ‏ורווחה, כ"ז(4), עמ' 527-549.‏


• ויצטום, א., וגודמן, י. (2003). הפרעה, סיפור, טיפול: התערבות אסטרטגית נרטיבית רגישת תרבות ‏באוכלוסייה חרדית. בתוך א. לשם, וד. רואר-סטריאר (עורכים), שונות תרבותית כאתגר לשירותי אנוש ‏‏(עמ’. 309-275). ירושלים: מאגנס.‏
• נוסבאום, ת., ושפיגלמן ר., ( 2012). רגישות תרבותית של מטפלים שאינם דתיים בעבודה עם ילדים ‏והורים חרדים. מתוך ק. קפלן ונ. שטדלר (עורכות) מהישרדות להתבססות: תמורות בחברה החרדית ‏בישראל ובחקרה. ירושלים: מכון ון ליר.‏




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Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
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