The Development, Evolution And New Opportunities Of Cultural Psychology

Cultural psychology is known as "the fourth interpreting dimension" and a "new development" of psychology,which emerged in the 1970s and further developments in the new millennium.With the great change of the worldwide cultural soft power competition and the globalization conflicts,the research upsurge of cultural psychology hit a new high,the theoretical and empirical studies of cultural psychology also have undergone the new adjustments and changes compared with ten years ago.To thoroughly grasp the frontier level of cultural psychology development,we should clarify the evolution development of cultural psychology research actively and systematically,explore the micro and meso contribution in cultural psychology in domestic and overseas,and responses to major theoretical and practical issues in the field of culture.As an independent science that specializes in the study of culture——which can hardly be explored but profoundly affect human psychology.Cultural psychology can be seen as a bridge that connecting the East and the West,science and humanities.The exploratory and ideological with unique characteristics make Cultural psychology present a strong academic vitality.The rise of cultural psychology in recent years thanks to the history and special nature of its own.Moreover,it benefits from the pioneering hard work of numerous researchers with innovative consciousness and cultural heritage.These academic viewpoints,which once shone brilliantly in the long history of cultural psychology,have brought breakthrough research results for psychological research.It provides a systematic theoretical framework for the in-depth exploration of human cultural psychology,also provides the enlightening theoretical clue for the comprehensive interpretation of culture.Now we face a historical change that happens only once in a thousand years,the development of cultural psychology also conforms to the spirit of The Times,emerging new trends in theory and application,the discipline development of cultural psychology also closer to the direction of integration,integration,specialization and systematization.A new theoretical horizon projected by cultural psychology breaks through the inherent limitations of Chinese traditional cultural studies,lays out a new native fit development path,and provides quite feasible theoretical resources for the indigenous research.The new environment of integration promote cultural psychology opens up a brand-new development and vision of the study for Chinese native culture,enhancing the development of self-consciousness and confidence in Chinese culture,also making Chinese culture march toward the world.As an ideological trend conforming to the spirit of The Times,cultural psychology is determined to break through the traditional barriers in the inheritance of psychology,whether it is the favor of peace psychology,or the praise of scientific culture,or the recognition of multiculturalism,are all based on that.Therefore,this paper takes the historical evolution and the new development bureau of cultural psychology as the main clue to construct a comprehensive ideological system of cultural psychology.On the basis of the introduction and construction,this study tries to provide some suggestions for the supplement of the research content and the determination of the development direction of cultural psychology in China,trying to promote the construction and prosperity of psychology with Chinese characteristics.The first chapter elaborates the development of cultural psychology in three stages.Cultural psychology has experienced the stage of intercultural research,culture and personality research,finally stepped into the stage of localization research.In these three stages,many psychologists at home and abroad have contributed valuable academic achievements.The second chapter elaborates the basic connotation of cultural psychology.Detailed introduction the current focus of cultural psychology research issues,the double meaning of cultural psychology and psychological culture,as well as the three parts of methodological research in cultural psychology.Also prove the practical significance of cultural psychology through the study of self-cognition in Chinese and western culture,the study of parenting style and the study of acculturation in the final part.The third and fourth chapters of this paper discuss the main theoretical and applied research trends of cultural psychology,which include cultural neuroscience orientation,cognitive psychology orientation,anthropology orientation,hermeneutics orientation,cultural philosophy orientation,applied cultural psychology orientation and mental health orientation.The fifth chapter elaborates the relevant content of localization research.The first two sections respectively summarize the evolution of indigenous studies in the mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan,as well as academic problems and hot spots of cultural psychology.The last four sections detailed introduce the typical studies on human favor and face,familism and filial piety,and the research on achievement motivation.The sixth chapter discusses the question of cultural consciousness in China.In the first section,the relevant concepts of Chinese cultural psychology are introduced.The last two sections discuss the research of cultural psychology aiming at advanced socialist culture and the research of people’s psychology.The seventh chapter discusses the new focus of cultural psychology research,which include the contribution of scientific culture,the new trend of globalization and localization,the realistic tension of pluralism and dominance,the research of cultural conflict and the issue of peace psychology.The last chapter discusses the development vision of cultural psychology and other issues,mainly expounds the new findings of cultural psychology in recent years.In addition,the innovation of the paper and the research plan of the next stage are also put forward in this part.The theoretical and practical innovative significance of this study are shown as follows:First of all,it is helpful to systematically understand the development and evolution trend of cultural psychology.Secondly,it is conducive to clarifying the internal or external challenges and opportunities faced by the field of cultural studies,so as to better steering in the future development direction.Finally,it can promote the construction of psychological theories with Chinese characteristics,contributing theoretical guidance and evidence support for solving practical problems in Chinese society.