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THE HANDBOOK OF CHINESE PSYCHOLOGY edited by Michael Harris Bond. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1996, xx + 588 pp, $85(cloth).
This is a rather ambitious and comprehensive book covering almost all aspects of psychological matters pertaining to the Chinese. The broad subject matters included in this volume range from abstract basic psychological concepts such as perception and motivation, to concrete applied psychology, such as psychopathology and psychotherapy. The book also examines human psychology from individual (micro) perspectives as well as from the societal (macro) perspectives (e.g., academic achievement of Chinese students, Chinese consumers, and ecological psychology in Chinese societies). The contents of the book follow the traditional way of organizing psychology from perception and cognition through developmental issues and personality to social, organizational and clinical psychology so there is a natural and logical sequence for readers to follow. Throughout the book, various subject matters (e.g., etic/emic approaches) are covered which are of special value to...