The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology

Edited by Jaan Valsiner, Professor, Department of Psychology, Clark University

Jaan Valsiner, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Clark University, and founding editor of the journal Culture and Psychology.

Emily Abbey, Department of Psychology, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
Mayu Akasaka, Ritsumeikan University, Graduate School of Letters, Japan
Cor Baerveldt, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ana Cec¡lia S. Bastos, Federal University of Bahia, Institute of Psychology/Institute of Public Health, Salvador, Brazil
Zachary Beckstead, Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worchester, MA
Tiago Bento, ISMAI - Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI), Portugal
Angela Bermudez, School of Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Christophe Boesch, Max-Planck-Institut fur Evolutionare Anthropologie, Leipzig, Germany
Ernst E. Boesch, University of Saarbrucken, Germany
Angela Uchoa Branco, Laboratory of Microgenesis in Social Interactions, Instituto de Psicologia-Universidade de Bras¡lia, Bras¡lia, Brazil
Jens Brockmeier, University of Manitoba, Department of Psychology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Mario Carretero , Universidad Aut¢noma de Madrid and FLACSO, Argentina
Pradeep Chakkarath, Social Theory and Social Psychology, Ruhr-University-Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany
Nandita Chaudhary, University of Delhi, Department of Human Development and Childhood Studies, Delhi, India
Michael Cole, University of California, San Diego, Department of Communication, La Jolla, CA
Carla C. Cunha, Universidade do Minho e Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI), Portugal
Harry Daniels, Centre for Sociocultural and Activity Theory Research, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Rainer Diriwachter, California Lutheran University, Department of Psychology, Thousand Oaks, CA
Deborah Downing-Wilson, Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Lutz H. Eckensberger, Deutsches Institut fr Internationale P"dagogische Forschung, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitet, Frankfurt, Germany
Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Department of Psychology , Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Mari Fukuda, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Alex Gillespie, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
Simona Ginsburg, Department of Natural Science, The Open University of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
Alfredo Gonz lez-Ruibal, Heritage Laboratory, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Rom Harr Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Bob Heyman, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK
Tomo Hidaka, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Manfred Holodynski, Institut for Psychology in Education, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Antonio Iannaccone, Institute of Psychology and Education, University of NeuchtelNeuchtel, Switzerland
Robert E. Innis, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Eva Jablonka, The Cohn institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Gustav Jahoda, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Irini Kadianaki, Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Heidi Keller, University of Osnabrueck, Department of Culture and Development, Osnabrueck, Germany
Nikita A. Kharlamov, Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Ayae Kido, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Kalevi Kull, Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Robert Lecusay, Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Xiaowen Li
Anglica L¢pez
Ana Fl via do Amaral Madureira, Department of Psychology, Centro Universit rio de Bras¡lia, Brazil
Riin Magnus, Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Hala W. Mahmoud, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom & Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance, Cairo, Egypt
Ivana Markov, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK
Giuseppina Marsico, Department of Education Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
Mariann Maertsin, School of Social Sciences, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Rebeca Mej¡a-Arauz, ITESO University, Guadalajara, Mxico
Fathali M. Moghaddam, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Kyoko Murakami, University of Bath, Department of Education, Bath, UK
Behnosh Najafi
Miki Nishida, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Cristina Novoa, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
A. Bame Nsamenang, Human Development Resource Centre, Bamenda, Cameroon
Ria O'Sullivan-Lago, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Seonah Oh, Department of International Studies, Kyoai Gakuen College , Gunma, Japan
Chengnan Pian, School of Sociology, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
Rebeca Puche-Navarro, Centro de Investigaciones en Psicolog¡a Cognici¢n y Cultura, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Elaine P. Rabinovich, Catholic University of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Susan J. Rasmussen, Department of Anthropology, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Carl Ratner, Institute for Cultural Research and Education, Trinidad, CA
Barbara Rogoff, Department of Psychology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
JoÙo Salgado, Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI), Portugal
Sergio Salvatore, Universita del Salento, Department of Educational, Psychological and Teaching Sciences, Lecce, Italy
Tatsuya Sato, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
L¡via Mathias SimÙo, Institute of Psychology, University of SÙo Paulo, SÙo Paulo, Brazil
Noboru Takahashi, Department of School Education, Osaka Kyoiku University, Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan
Kazuko Takeo, Faculty of Science Division 1, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Eero Tarasti, University of Helsinki, Institute of Art Research, Helsinki, Finland
Iddo Tavory, Department of Sociology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Aaro Toomela, Institute of Psychology, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
Jaan Valsiner, Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worchester, MA
Ren van der Veer, Leiden University, Department of Education, Leiden, The Netherlands
Bert van Oers, Department Theory and Research in Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Theo Verheggen, Department of Psychology, Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Brady Wagoner, Department of Communication & Psychology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Zachary Warren, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Meike Watzlawik, Clark University, Department of Psychology, Worchester, MA
Cynthia E. Winston, Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC
Michael R. Winston, Department of History, Howard University, Washington, DC
Toshiya Yamamoto, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa City, Saitama, Japan
Tania Zittoun, University of Neuchtel, Institute of psychology and education, Neuchtel, Switzerland

"Dozens of distinguished authors from all over the world contribute to this comprehensive handbook, covering 52 different topics in its 1130-plus pages. The comparison and contrast of various cultures provides readers with a thorough understanding of human behaviour. The book should be in the libraries of both students and professionals. 5 stars!" - Doody's Review

"The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology will challenge readers to understand the complexity and variety of human cultural psychology. Libraries and individual scholars, such as academic psychologists and social scientists interested in cultural phenomena, will want it on their shelves as a reference source." - American Psychological Association, Jan 2013