CULTURE AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

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The cultural context of our social world organizes our beliefs, desires, expectations, and, in turn, influences our emotions, cognitions, and behavior. At the same time, the science of close relationships exhibits compelling evidence that relationships play a central role in human life. Relationships can enhance the quality of life by conferring higher levels of subjective well-being, greater resilience against adverse circumstances, and better health. To obtain these benefits, humans must navigate a complex social world where self-interest must be balanced by other - interest. This course will examine Latino and East Asian cultural values that emphasize other - interest and are associated with benefits for relationship quality and have implications for health.

Wednesday, June 18; 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presenter: Belinda Campos, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Chicano/Latino Studies and a faculty member in the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC) in the School of Medicine. She has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Social-Personality Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Developer: Juan Salcedo