Cross-cultural psychology

study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities

experience one may have when moving to a cultural environment which is different from one's own

study of how the physical environment predisposes societies and states towards particular development trajectories

identity or feeling of belonging to a group

bonding between members of a group

study of how psychological and behavioral tendencies are rooted in and embodied in culture

the scientific study of the variability and invariance of human behavior under diverse cultural conditions

sociological concept associated with status

framework for cross-cultural communication

scatter plot of several countries's societies

subfield of psychiatry

theory of the basis of human cultural values

strength of social hierarchy

phrase coined by Herbert Hoover

field of research

field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate

international umbrella organization of national psychology associations

a society's tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity

Allocentrism is a collectivistic personality attribute whereby people center their attention and actions on other people rather than themselves. It is a psychological dimension which corresponds to the general cultural dimension of collectivism. In fact, allocentrics "believe, feel, and act very much like collectivists do around the world." Allocentric people tend to be interdependent, define themselves in terms of the group that they are part of, and behave according to that group's cultural norms. They tend to have a sense of duty and share beliefs with other allocentrics among their in-grou