Summary Of "From Transcultural Psychology To Second Psychology" By Michael Cole - UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES - E-book - ePub

We have summarized here the essential of this book by the author. FROM TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY TO SECOND PSYCHOLOGYWundt said that the application of the methods of the natural sciences to human behavior is only recommended to study the most basic, universal and therefore TIMELESS aspects. This is because all other aspects of human behavior are influenced by culture, which is not timeless but essentially historical.
WUNDT SAID THAT GENETIC METHODS ARE ESSENTIAL TO STUDY "SUPERIOR" PROCESSES, BECAUSE THEY INVOLVE CULTURE IN THEIR CONSTITUTION (EPOCAL AND LOCAL: THE ENVIRONMENT)