Multicultural Psychology

Multicultural Psychology, a new and clearly written textbook on the psychology of diversity, uses anecdotes as central points to present the case for multicultural issues based upon science while integrating quantitative and qualitative methods in order to accurately capture the richness of diverse cultures. The text focuses on undergraduate topics such as differences in worldviews and communication, racial/cultural identity development, issues of racism, immigration, and nonracial populations of diversity, such as gender, sexuality, age, and ability. The authors integrate issues specific to populations of diversity throughout the chapters as opposed to covering such issues in separate chapters.A full chapter on increasing oneĹźs multicultural competence includes the ĹźFive DĹźs of DifferenceĹź and the ĹźThree SĹźs of Similarity.Ĺź This chapter helps students increase their multicultural competence with regard to reacting and responding to other cultures.|Emphasis on integrating diversity and culture throughout the text instead of one separate chapter which presents a more thorough coverage of new research on multicultural psychology.|The text is built upon true stories primarily from students that illustrate scientific studies and other professional writings in the field of multicultural psychology. Other stories illustrating these points came from the authorsĹź personal experiences, stories from family members, and stories from colleagues.|Cutting-edge research and testing includes information on the White standard and how it has dominated the history of psychology, racism, immigration, and differences in worldviews and communications. This research is presented at an undergraduate level.