Toward a Conception of Culture for Cross-Cultural Psychology

摘要: The concept "culture" in cross-cultural psychology remains largely unexamined theoretically, and is often undifferentiated from other core behavioral science concepts such as "social system" "society." As a result, the theoretical usefulness research value of these constructs have been diminished seriously. In order to provide beginnings theory for heuristic use psychology, an attempt made this article first, differentiate conceptually, second, interrelate packaged variables "culture," system," intent promote framework shared understanding about culture its relation discussed here, hence initiate dialogue within utility conceptualization.