Psychological Anthropology :
a guide to library resources
Contents:
Starting points | Finding books | Finding journal articles | Web resources |
Related library guides which may be helpful:
Medical Anthropology | Psychology Internet Resources |
STARTING POINTS
When you need to define your topic and/or get some background reading try consulting a dictionary or encyclopedia on psychology or just on social psychology.
The guide to Anthropology dictionaries/encyclopedias will help if you need explanations of anthropological terminology or theory.
To find overviews on the subject try the following:
- Anthropological approaches to psychological medicine (2000) [print & electronic]
[Brings together psychiatry and anthropology and focuses on the implications of their interaction in theory and clinical practice. A book review is linked here]
Anthropology and psychoanalysis : an encounter through culture (1994) [print]
[A collection of essays in which an international group of anthropologists and psychoanalysts explore the interface between the two disciplines. A book review is linked here]
Anthropology of the self (1994) [print]
[Explores the origins, doctrines and conceptions of the self in Western, Asian and African societies from an anthropological perspective. A book review is linked here]
Companion to psychological anthropology (2005) [print]
[Essays by leading scholars in the field of psychocultural anthropology]
Handbook of cross-cultural psychology (1997) [print]
[Volume 3 covers social behaviour and applications]
Handbook of psychological anthropology (1994) [print]
[Critical review of present & historical approaches to psychological anthropology]
Mixed emotions: anthropological studies of feeling (2005) [print]
[Introduction to the anthropology of emotions through a broad range of case studies]
Psychoanalytic anthropology (1989) [electronic]
[A review of the discipline of psychoanalytic anthropology. Published in vol.18 of the Annual Review of Anthropology. Also available in print format]
Psychological anthropology [web access]
[A basic introduction compiled by an Indiana University Anthropology Department student]
Thinking through cultures : expeditions in cultural psychology (1991) [print]
[Examination of the emerging discipline called cultural psychology. A book review is linked here]
FINDING BOOKS
Books can be found by searching the library catalogue. Keyword searching is probably the best way of identifying material, and your results will be maximised by using keyword searching techniques such as truncation and Boolean searching, and by incorporating subject headings into your search where appropriate - here are some examples:
cognition and culture
"cultural psychiatry"
"psychiatry, transcultural"
"psychoanalysis and culture"
ethnospychology and ("cross cultural" or multicultural)
"social psychology" and (anthropol? or ethnograph?)
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
Journal articles can be found through databases listed in the Databases for Anthropology guide - Sociological Abstracts, Academic OneFile and Academic Search Premier are probably the best starting points for finding articles written on psychological anthropology topics.
Also worth considering are the biomedical and psychology databases.
In addition, there are printed bibliographies of books & journal articles in the library which are probably most useful for identifying earlier material.
WEB RESOURCES
The following are starting points for Psychological Anthropology resources on the Web
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
[The aims of the Association are to facilitate communication among persons interested in a diverse range of issues involving the intersection of culture and psychology]
Social Psychology Network : Cultural Psychology Links
[This sub-set of the Social Psychology Network provides links to cross-cultural psychology, race, ethnicity, multiculturalism]
Society for Psychological Anthropology
[The SPA is a broad, multidisciplinary organisation of individuals interested in cultural, psychological, and social interrelations at all levels]
Last update: 24 August 2006
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