In this book, Ross develops a broad theoretical explanation for cross-cultural conflict, claiming that both social-cultural interests and psychocultural dispositions must be taken into account to explain why some societies are especially prone to conflict and others are more peaceful.
This book is intended for use as a supplemental textbook in introductory psychology courses and, in some cases, as a primary text in lower-division cross-cultural psychology courses.
This historically oriented presentation provides a concise and cohesive introduction to psychological anthropology. Beginning with nineteenth-century studies of "primitive mentality," Continuities in Psychological Anthropology shows how anthropologists have used the psychological theories of their time to understand the behavior of non-Western peoples. The material in the text is organized chr…