![]() Much of the trouble stems from the use of nations as proxies for cultural units, said Gjerde. "Class differences are typically neglected and the perspective of subordinate groups is therefore overlooked." "Psychologists often speak about the power of culture as an independent variable, but they fail to pay attention to the power structures that frame culture," said Gjerde. In the current issue of the influential journal Human Development, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, challenges his colleagues to reconsider popular ideas about the role of culture in human development.Ĭontemporary scholarship is rife with broad, distorted generalizations about "culture" that play into stereotypes and threaten to obscure the powerful influences that individuality, resistance, and power play in development, said psychology professor Per Gjerde, who contributed the invited lead article to the journal's issue focused on "The Study of Diversity: Human Development in Culture." ![]() ![]() "Emphasis on 'culture' in psychology fuels stereotypes, scholar says ![]()
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