PSYC 474/574 – Cultural Psychology CLASS TEXTBOOK AND REFERENCE NEEDED FOR PAPER: Heine, S. J. (2020). Cultural Psychology (4th ed.). W. W. Norton. https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9780393421903 Expectations for the paper Specifics · Paper length – a minimum of 7 (undergraduate) typewritten pages excluding cover page and references page · Use double spacing, 12pt font · Use of APA formatting style (other than line spacing and font requirement) and references is expected. See the APA Publication Manual for specifics on this. · Use a cover page with title and your name. (Note: an abstract is NOT needed for this type of paper.) · Use of good grammar and paper construction logic….please show your best effort at writing skills as I will randomly select some papers for writing assessment purposes. · Separate the paper into three distinct sections with the following headings: Book Overview, Concept Overview, and Connections Focus.
Section 1: Review of your selected book Must provide book title and author Provide a general overview of the book: who are the people being studied, etc. Major aspects of life in this culture covered by this writer with in-depth overview of 2 areas. ·
Section 2: Identify relevant concepts in the textbook/readings/lecture materials Define and describe at least 3 concepts from the class that you will ultimately connect to your selected book in section three. For example, you might find your book talked about gender differences or cultural practices or something like that. Knowing that, go to the textbook and track down what the textbook has to say about those issues. Summarize in your paper in section 2. ·
Section 3: Connection to some aspects of text and/or lecture. o Identify at least 3 detailed connections o Provide specific examples between the book and text/lecture.
