ethnopsychology
- noun
- /ˌɛθnoʊˈsaɪkəˌlɑːdʒi/
- Specialized
- Researchers in ethnopsychology study the ways cultural beliefs shape emotional responses and behavior.
- American ethnopsychology
Examples
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Curiously enough, this usage of transculturation is still current in North American cultural psychiatry, ethnopsychology, and cross-cultural folklore studies.
Academic text (1996) -
In other words, to note that these theories have come to utilize words and concepts nearer to our "everyday" ones is really to say that they have become more congruent with Anglo-American ethnopsychology.
Academic text (1990) -
The field of ethnopsychology examines how cultural backgrounds influence individual mentalities.
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Practitioners of ethnopsychology analyze traditional healing practices within various communities.
Surface Forms
Morphology
ethnopsychology = psychology (semi-transparent) = ethno + psychology
The meaning 'psychology' is clear, but 'ethno-' is a combining form (culture/people) rather than a standalone word, so the compound may not be immediately obvious to all learners.
Etymology
The word ethnopsychology comes from Greek parts: ethno- meaning 'people', as in ethnic, and psychology meaning 'study of the mind'. So, ethnopsychology studies how people's minds, feelings, and beliefs differ between cultures.
