Final Project: Cross-Cultural Research Paper

For the Final Project, you write a cross-cultural research paper comparing your own culture with a culture that interests you. You will provide an in-depth analysis and comparison of the psychological processes of both cultures. You will select your culture to use for the Final Project by Week 3, the week in which you review the measures of intelligence. You analyze how intelligence is perceived by each culture and what factors may influence the perception of intelligence. As you continue your analysis of the psychological processes for your cross-cultural research paper, you also compare identity development, health and wellness, morality, and gender. 

Final Project Guidelines

15-page minimum, not including title page and references

Your assignment is to choose a culture outside of your own and develop a minimum 15-page cross-cultural research paper. Your Final Project must include the following elements:

• Describe the culture of interest and explain why this culture interests you, include whether it is a collectivistic or individualistic culture.
• Describe the culture you most identify with and its characteristics, include whether it is a collectivistic or individualistic culture.
• Compare similarities and differences related to time orientation, communication, physical and mental health, group relationships, and perceptions and measures of intelligence between your culture of interest and your own culture.
• Describe a theory that will guide your analysis of both cultures.
• Based on the theory, explain how each culture influences human development, identity development, and personality development within it.
• Based on the theory, explain how each culture influences the expression of emotion, the development of morality, gender, aggression, and one other psychological process within it.
• Explain any biases that may influence your analysis of these cultures and explain why.
• You must use at least 10 references in APA style.
• Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature.

Although the Final Project (15 pages minimum) is not to be submitted until Day 5 of Week 11, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course. Many of the Discussions and Assignments relate to and can be of use to your Final Project.  

Information on scholarly writing may be found in the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.) and at the Walden Writing Center website. Also see the Walden University Policies and Information, in the Guidelines and Policies area.