ABSTRACT

Behind the mask of objective science lie the dynamics of what happens to scientists who go to live and work in another culture. Those who work and study in an alien culture often find themselves changed in ways that affect their scientific work. How does this challenge, stimulate, provoke, suggest and inspire advances and novelty in their theories, methods and instruments?

Originally published in 1997, each of the essays in this title explores these issues through the experiences of a distinguished practitioner, describing the process of intellectual growth and development. Chosen for their extensive experience with people holding a different worldview, the authors have all achieved renown for their contributions to the social science of culture.

chapter |12 pages

A natural experiment

Nature runs an untidy laboratory

chapter |15 pages

Tales that wag the dog

Globalisation and the emergence of postmodern psychology

chapter |13 pages

The double life of a bilingual

A cross-cultural perspective

chapter |12 pages

Crossing the Bosphorus

Toward a socially relevant and culturally sensitive career in psychology

chapter |16 pages

Cruising the world

A nomad in Academe

chapter |12 pages

Enculturation of a semi-alien

Journeyings in the construction and reconstruction of identity

chapter |12 pages

Two decades of chasing the dragon

A Canadian psychologist assesses his career in Hong Kong

chapter |14 pages

An intercultural journey

The four seasons