Publisher's Synopsis
The emphasis on the study of diversity, a growing area of research in developmental psychology, reflects an increasing awareness of the need to recognize the value of the differences among people. Critical views on culture and its complex relations to human diversity as well as implications on critical analyses of culture research are discussed in this special topic issue. Written by leading experts in the field of developmental psychology, these essays serve as a timely reminder of the importance of race, ethnicity and gender in this and related fields. Researchers interested in developmental, social, and personality psychology, as well as scholars in the fields of cultural anthropology, cultural studies, ethnic studies, gender studies are likely to find that this provocative set of essays thoughtfully challenges many commonly held views of culture and human development.
