Culture and Psychology

Assignment (8 pages excluding title and reference pages):

Part 1: Introduction (2 pages)

In your Introduction to your critical analysis, include the following:

• Introduce the research you selected (title, authors)
• Describe the study (i.e., purpose of the study)
• Describe the problem addressed in the study as well as the research question

Part 2: Methods and Design (2 pages)

• Describe the overall design of the study you selected
• Describe the type of methodology used (i.e., qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method)
• Describe any ethical considerations within the study you selected. If none mentioned, explain any potential ethical issues the researcher(s) might have needed to consider.

Part 3: Culture within Research (4 pages)

This portion of your assessment is your analysis of how the researchers incorporated culture into their research. Include the following:

• How did the researcher(s) incorporate the nature of culture within their study?
• Are there aspects of the study where researcher(s) could have better incorporated the influence of culture in the sample, methods, analyses or conclusion and how?
• If the researcher(s) were given an opportunity to improve on their research, what would you suggest? Be specific.
• How would your suggestion facilitate positive social change?