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The Sociocultural Approach (DP IB Psychology)

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The Individual & the Group

  1. Social Identity Theory
  2. Two Key Studies of Social Identity Theory: Tajfel (1972) & Howarth (2002)
  3. Social Cognitive Theory
  4. Two Key Studies of Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura (1961) & Dijkstra & DeVries (2001)
  5. Stereotypes: Formation of Stereotypes
  6. Stereotypes: Effects of Stereotyping
  7. Two Key Studies of Stereotypes : Hamilton & Gifford (1976) & Spencer et al. (1999)

Key Studies of The Individual & The Group

  1. Summary Table: Key Studies of The Individual & The Group

Cultural Origins of Behaviour & Cognition

  1. Overview: What is Culture?
  2. Conformity: How Does Culture Influence Behaviour?
  3. Two Key Studies of Culture & its Influence on Behaviour: Smith & Bond (1996) & Levine & Norenzayan (1999)
  4. Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
  5. Two Key Studies of Cultural Dimensions: Levine & Norenzayan (1999) & Levine et al. (2001)

Key Studies of Cultural Origins of Behaviour & Cognition

  1. Summary Table: Key Studies of Cultural Origins of Behaviour & Cognition

Cultural Influences on Individual Behaviour

  1. Enculturation
  2. Acculturation
  3. Acculturative Stress & Berry's Model
  4. Two Key Studies of Enculturation & Acculturation: Basu et al. (2017) & Inman et al. (2007)

Key Studies of Cultural Influences on Individual Behaviour

  1. Summary Table: Key Studies of Cultural Origins of Cultural Influences on Individual Behaviour

The Effect of the Interaction of Local & Global Influences on Behaviour

  1. What is Globalisation & How Does it Affect Behaviour?
  2. Two Key Studies of the interaction of local and global influences on behaviour: Bhugra & Mastrogianni (2004); Lyons-Padilla et al. (2015)
  3. Key Studies Summary Table: The Effect of Globalisation on Behaviour

Methods to Study the Influence of Globalisation on Individual Behaviour

  1. Summary of Research Methods Used to Study the Influence of Globalisation on Behaviour
  1. The Individual & the Group
  2. Cultural Origins of Behaviour & Cognition
  3. Cultural Influences on Individual Behaviour
  4. The Effect of the Interaction of Local & Global Influences on Behaviour
  5. Methods to Study the Influence of Globalisation on Individual Behaviour