{"product_id":"nebraska-symposium-on-motivation-2002-volume-50","title":"Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 2002, Volume 49","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCross-Cultural Difference in Perspectives on the Self\u003c\/i\u003e features the latest research in a dynamic area of inquiry and practice. Considered in these pages are cross-cultural differences in the idea of the person and in models of balancing obligations to the self, family, and community.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRevisiting and questioning the concepts of self and self-worth, the authors investigate the extent to which factors traditionally associated with psychological effectiveness (intrinsic motivation; assuming personal responsibility for one’s actions; and feeling in control, unique, hopeful, and optimistic) are culturally bound. Hazel Markus and Shinobu Kitayama consider cultural differences in models of psychological agency; Joan Miller critiques the meaning of the term agency, analyzing the extent to which many popular theories in psychology rest on rather narrow Western models of behavior and effective functioning; Steven Heine calls into question the presumed universality of some forms of cognitive processing; Sheena Iyengar and Sanford DeVoe apply a cross-cultural perspective to better understand intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and the value of choice; Kuo-shu Yang questions the universality of the pervasive and popular “theory of self-actualization” formulated by Abraham Maslow; and finally, Ype Poortinga reexamines not only the cultural boundaries of theory but also the very meaning of the concept of culture itself.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nebraska Symposium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572339638454,"sku":"9780803203297","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780803203297_d10fb75a-a752-47ee-b364-f97765f71e17.jpg?v=1726579680","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/nebraska-symposium-on-motivation-2002-volume-50","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}