Publisher Description

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese psychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to
Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this
volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our own can tell us so much about our own culture and sense of identity.

Author Biography

Michael Harris Bond completed his undergraduate training in honours psychology at the University of Toronto (1966), before venturing to Stanford University where he gained a PhD in social psychology (1970). Following a post-doctoral fellowship in experimental social innovation at Michigan State University, he travelled to Japan as his wife's dependent in 1971. While she taught English, he worked as a Research Associate at Kwansei Gakuin University, studying
non-verbal behaviour and beginning his first cross-cultural studies. These continued for the next 35 years, focusing on Chinese social behaviour during his first, full-time academic position at the Chinese
University of Hong Kong. He moved to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009 where he is now Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences.

Table of Contents

1: Geoffrey Blowers: The continuing prospects for Chinese psychology
2: Ying-Yi Hong, Yung-Jui Yang, and Chi-Yue Chiu: What is Chinese about Chinese psychology and who are the Chinese in Chinese psychology?
3: Farhan Ali and Trevor Penney: The cultured brain: Interplay of genes, brain, and culture
4: Xin-Yin Chen: Social and emotional development in Chinese children
5: Qian Wang and Lei Chang: Parenting and child socialization in contemporary China
6: Ping Li and Hua Shu: Language and the brain: Computational and neuroanatomical perspectives from Chinese
7: Catherine McBride-Chang, Dan Lin, Yui-Chi Fong, and Hua Shu: Language and literacy development in Chinese children
8: Connie Suk-Han Ho: Understanding reading disabilities in Chinese: From basic research to intervention
9: Him Cheung, Fong-Ha Yap and Virginia Yip: Chinese bilingualism
10: Yu-Jing Ni, Ming Ming Chiu and Zi Juan Cheng: Chinese children learning mathematics: From home to school.
11: Li-Jun Ji, Albert Lee, and Tieyuan Guo: The thinking styles of Chinese people
12: David Kember and David Watkins: Approaches to learning and teaching by the Chinese
13: K-T Hau and Irene T. Ho: Chinese students' motivation and achievement
14: Michelle Yik: How unique is Chinese emotion
15: Kwok Leung: Beliefs in Chinese societies
16: Steve J. Kulich and Rui Zhang: The multiple frames of 'Chinese' values: From tradition to modernity and beyond
17: Virginia S.-Y. Kwan and James A. McGee: What do we know about the Chinese self? Illustrations with self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-enhancement
18: Fanny M. Cheung, Shu-Fai Cheung and Jianxin Zhang: From indigenous to cross-cultural personality: The case of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory
19: Helene H. Fung and Sheung-Tak Cheng: Psychology and aging in the Land of the Panda
20: Luo Lu: Chinese well-being
21: Daniel Shek: The spirituality of the Chinese people: A critical review
22: Sunita Mahtani Stewart, Peter W.-H. Lee, and Rongrong Tao: Psychiatric disorders in the Chinese
23: Agnes S.-Y. Chan, Winnie W. Leung, and Mei-Chun Cheung: Clinical neuropsychology in China
24: Cecilia Cheng, Barbara C. Y. Lo, and Jasmine H. M. Chio: The tao (way) of Chinese coping
25: Winnie W.-S. Mak and Sylvia Xiaohua Chen: Illness behaviors among the Chinese
26: Charles C. Chan: Community psychology in Chinese societies
27: Wai-Sum Liu and Patrick W.-L. Leung: Psychotherapy with the Chinese: An update of the work in the last decade
28: Kwang-Kuo Hwang and Kuei-Hsiang Han: Face and morality in Confucian society
29: Hildie Leung and Winton W.-T. Au: Chinese cooperation and competition
30: Darius K.-S. Chan, Theresa Ng, and Chin-Ming Hui: Interpersonal relationships in rapidly changing Chinese societies
31: Catherine So-kum Tang, Zhiren Chua, and Jiaqing O: A gender perspective on Chinese social relationships and behavior
32: Xu Shi and Bing Feng: Chinese cultural psychology and contemporary communication
33: Isabel Wing-Chun Ng: Chinese political psychology: Political participation in Chinese societies
34: James Liu, Mei-Chih Li, and Xiao-Dong Yue: Chinese intergroup relations and social identity
35: Chao C. Chen and Jiing-Lih Farh: Developments in Chinese leadership: Paternalism and its elaborations, moderations, and alternatives
36: Robert S. Wyer, Jr. and Jiewen Hong: Chinese consumer behavior: The effects of content, process and language
37: Gang-Yan Si, Hing-Chu Lee, and Chris Lonsdale: Chinese sports psychology
38: Colleen Ward and En-Yi Lin: Chinese acculturation and adaptation
39: Inter-cultural interactions: The Chinese context: David C. Thomas and Yuan Liao
40: On the distinctiveness of Chinese psychology: Or, are we all Chinese?: Peter B. Smith

Long Description

In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize the Chinese people. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Ppsychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering
areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from
the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our
own can reveal much about our own culture and sense of identity. A book of extraordinary breadth, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology ia an essential sourcebook for any
scholar or practitioner attempting to understand the psychological functioning of the world's most populous country.

Feature

Provides in-depth coverage of all areas of Chinese psychology, assisting students and researchers in preparing and developing ideas.
Comprehensive overviews of scholarship and further reading enable academics to pursue further investigation into Chinese psychology.
Includes a chapter on inter-cultural interactions with the Chinese, showing professionals how they can work more effectively with the Chinese in business and other areas.

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