Culture, Personality, and the Psychology of Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004522817)

Culture and personality are deeply related. Gerard Saucier articulates their interface, and new insights regarding the psychology of religion and spirituality. Rather than making assumptions of cultural homogeneity that promote stereotyping, Gerard Saucier applies a distributive model of culture which assumes heterogeneity, linking the otherwise separate compartments of culture and personality. Personality variation maps cultural non-uniformity, but variation in mindset (attitudes, beliefs, values) does so more directly. Studies of isms concepts embedded in natural language demonstrate that matters of religion and spirituality make up a substantial fraction of culture-relevant mindset, and empirical evidence shows these have a large effect-size contribution to cultural differences between nations around the globe. This book will be of much interest to specialists and (post-graduate) graduate students interested in culture, personality, and religion or spirituality.

Author: Gerard Saucier
ISBN-10: 9004522816
ISBN-13: 9789004522817
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2022
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.21h x 5.98w x 0.39d