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Any social and political arrangement depends on acceptance. If a substantial part of a people does not accept the authority of its rulers, then those can only remain in power by means of force, and even that use of force needs to be accepted to be effective. Gramsci called this acceptance of the socio-political status quo "hegemony." Every stable state relies primarily on hegemony as a source of control. Hegemony works through the dissemination of values and beliefs that create acceptance and that serve the interests of the state and/or the ruling elite (the "hegemones"). Hegemony is most efficient if it remains invisible. A key hegemonic belief is the idea that there is no alternative to the current socio-political status quo or that the way things are is "natural." The current hegemony – that is, the set of values and beliefs that bolster the current socio-political status quo – is a hegemony of psychopathy: it promotes "cultural psychopathy" and destroys empathy and compassion, thus threatening everything that makes us human. The hegemony of psychopathy is responsible for massive human suffering. It must be fought and replaced with a counter-hegemonic set of values and beliefs that promote compassion and care. Fighting hegemony requires fighting the "pillars" that support it. Most important among these are the mass media and culture industry, and mainstream economics. The former is responsible for a continuous stream of hegemonic propaganda; the latter – among others – for providing a pseudo-scientific justification for the false belief that there is no alternative. The Hegemony of Psychopathy concludes with some considerations on tactics and strategy in the struggle against the hegemony of psychopathy, but does not – and cannot – offer any concrete advice.

Machine generated contents note: Dedications -- Table of Contents -- Series Preface -- How to Use This Book With APA Psychotherapy Videos -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History -- Chapter 3. Theory, Goals, and Key Concepts -- Chapter 4.. Therapeutic Process: Primary Change Mechanisms -- Chapter 5. Evaluation: Integrating Multiculturalism and Social Justice in Psychological Theories of Change -- Chapter 6. Multiculturalism in Education, Training, and Professional Development -- Chapter 7. Summary -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- About the Series Editors.

In Crossing Paths, John Daverio explores the connections between art and life in the works of three giants of musical romanticism. Drawing on contemporary critical theory and a wide variety of nineteenth-century sources, he considers topics including Schubert and Schumann's uncanny ability to evoke memory in music, the supposed cryptographic practices of Schumann and Brahms, and the allure of the Hungarian Gypsy style for Brahms and others in the Schumann circle. The book offers a fresh perspective on the music of these composers, including a comprehensive discussion of the 19th century practi

"Questions addressing people's moral lives, similarities and differences in the moral concepts of cultural groups, and how these concepts emerge in the course of development are of perennial interest. In a globalizing world, addressing what is universal and what is culturally distinctive about moral development is pressing. More than ever, well-substantiated knowledge of diverse peoples' moral compasses is needed. This book presents the cultural-developmental theory of moral psychology, findings from numerous countries, and four instruments for conducting cultural-developmental research. The central thesis is that humans are born with a shared moral heritage and that, as we develop from childhood into adulthood, we branch off in diverse directions shaped by culture - resulting in novelty and contention. An international group of eminent and cutting-edge scholars from anthropology, psychology, and linguistics addresses this timely topic and explores how gender, social class, and 'culture wars' between liberals and conservatives play into moral development across cultures"--

"Psychology has a WEIRD problem. It is overly reliant on participants from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. Over the last decade this problem has come to be widely acknowledged. However, psychologists have so far made little progress in making psychology more diverse. We propose that the lack of progress can be explained by the fact that the original WEIRD critique was too narrow in scope. The WEIRD critique was originally framed as a single problem of a lack of diversity among research participants. But in fact there are at least four overlapping problems. Psychological science is WEIRD not only in terms of who makes up its participant pool, but also in terms of its theoretical commitments, methodological assumptions, and institutional structures. Psychological science as currently constituted is a fundamentally WEIRD enterprise. Coming to terms with this is necessary if we wish to make psychology relevant for all humanity"--

Collective memory can make and break political culture around the world.Representations and reinterpretations of the past intersect with actions that shape the future. A nation's political culture emerges from complex layers of institutional and individual responses to historical events. Society changes and is changed by these layers of memory over time. Understanding them gives us insight into where we are today.Encompassing examples from colonization and decolonization, revolving around the critical junctures of the world wars, this book illustrates how collective memory is produced and organized, through commemoration, through monuments, and through individuals sharing stories. Using concrete examples from around the world, James H. Liu shows how different disciplines can come together through shared concepts like narratives and generational memories to provide mutually enriching perspectives on how political culture is made, and how it changes

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Conceptual Introduction to Cultural Adaptations and Validation of Measurement Instruments -- Section I: Measurements in Couple relationships -- Chapter 2: Communication Patterns Questionnaire -- Chapter 3: Dyadic Coping Inventory -- Chapter 4: Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire -- Chapter 5: Relationship Assessment Scale -- Section II: Measurements in Family Dynamics -- Chapter 6: Attachment Style Questionnaire -- Chapter 7: Alabama Parenting Questionnaire -- Chapter 8: Family Connectedness Scale -- Chapter 9: Revised Family Communication Patterns Instrument -- Chapter 10: Self-disclosure Index -- Section III: Measurement in Premarital Romantic and Sexual Relationships -- Chapter 11: Romantic Inclination Scale -- Chapter 12: Peer Influence on Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 13: Media Influence on Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 14: Sexual attitudes scale -- Chapter 15: Interpersonal Attraction Scale -- Section IV: Measurement Related to Interpersonal Relationship Functioning -- Chapter 16 -- Network of Relationship Inventory -- Chapter 17: Rejection Sensitivity Inventory -- Chapter 18: Individualism-Collectivism Scale -- Conclusion.

A full understanding of human action requires an understanding of what motivates people to do what they do. For too many years studies of motivation and of culture have drawn from different theoretical paradigms. Typically, human motivation has been modelled on animal behaviour, while culture has been described as pure knowledge or symbol. The result has been insufficient appreciation of the role of culture in human motivation and a truncated view of culture as disembodied knowledge. In this volume, anthropologists have attempted a different approach, seeking to integrate knowledge, desire, and action in a single explanatory framework. This research builds upon recent work in cognitive anthropology on cultural models, that is, shared cognitive schemas through which human realities are constructed and interpreted, while also drawing upon insights from developmental psychology, psychoanalytic theory, and social theory. Most of the research described here was conducted in the United States and deals with some of the pressing concerns - romance, marriage, parenthood, and success - of women and men from different class and ethnic backgrounds. A study of gender roles in Mexico provides comparative cross-cultural data. Several of the chapters deal with oppressive social ideologies, exploring cultural models of gender and class. The careful, in-depth case studies and innovative methods of discourse analysis used here turn up findings about the relation of ideology to people's thought and action that challenge any kind of simple social determinism

1. Humour as a Resource: Psychological, Cultural and Social Perspectives -- Part I Intersections of Humour and Technology in Human Interaction -- 2. Investigating the Internal Cohesion of Meme Cycles: How Many (Sub)cycles Can Be Generated by a Memetic Drift? -- 3. Should Technology Be More Fun(ny)? Leveraging Humor to Improve User Acceptance and Enjoyment of Social Robots and Virtual Agents -- Part II Humour as a Social and Cultural Construct: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Implications -- 4. Humour in People with Handicaps: A Systematic Review -- 5. Predicting Self-Esteem Using Humor Styles: A Cross-Cultural Study -- 6. The Use of Humour to Deal with Uncomfortable Moments in Interaction: A Cross-Cultural Approach -- 7. Humour as a Strategy to Talk About and Challenge Dominant Discourses of Social Integration: A Case Study of Adolescent German Turkish Descendants in Germany -- 8. The Position of Humour in Social Crisis: When and What Does Turkish Society Laugh at? -- 9. Humour as Cultural Capital in Transitions -- 10. Nigerian Cultural Concept of Humour and Its Creative Use as a Coping Strategy -- 11. Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study -- Part III Humour in Geopolitical and Cultural Landscapes: Tensions and Transgressions -- 12. Ukrainian Humor in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Cognitive and Stylistic Features -- 13. Humor as a Defense Mechanism: Dismantling Holocaust Symbols and Icons in Israeli Culture -- 14. Geopolitics of Humor and Development in Nepal and Afghanistan -- 15. Humour and Politics: Linguistic Features of Humour Construction -- 16. White Laughter, Black Pain? On the Comic and Parodic Enactment of Racial-Colonial Stereotypes -- Part IV Workplace Humour: Strategies, Outcomes, and Adaptation in Modern Work Environments -- 17. Risky Business: Humour, Hierarchy, and Harmony in New Zealand and South Korean Workplaces -- 18. Resilience as a Mediator Between Workplace Humour and Well-being at Work, a Positive Psychology Perspective -- 19. Humour as a Coping Strategy of Employees in Remote Workspaces and Social Media Communication During the Covid-19 -- Part V Humour Across the Lifespan: Interpersonal and Developmental Perspectives -- 20. Humour as a Resource for Children -- 21. Humour in Romantic Relationships -- 22. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Humor Appreciation and Function Across the Lifespan -- 23. 'West of Hollywood': Humor as Reparation in the Life and Work of Walter Becker -- Part VI Educational Frameworks of Humor: Innovations and Applications in Teaching and Learning -- 24. The Role of Humour Competency Training in English Language Teaching -- 25. Humour in Adult Education -- 26. Humour in Mathematics Teaching: A Study in Portugal and Spain -- Part VII Healing and Well-Being Through Humour: Psychological Insights and Applications -- 27. The Positive Effect of Humour and Amateur Dubbing on Hospitalised Adolescents -- 28. The Covid-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity for Positive Psychology to Promote a Wider-Ranging Definition of Humour and Laughter -- 29. On the Relationships Between Humour, Stress and Flow Experience: Introducing the Humour-Flow Model -- 30. Working with Humour in Psychotherapy.

Social Psychology and Cultural Context is the first survey of social psychology to integrate cross-cultural issues. The book not only utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture but also reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross-cultural psychology. Written by world-renowned specialists, the chapters in this volume offer valuable insights to students and researchers in both cross-cultural and social psychology