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Toward a social psychology of globalization

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In this paper, the authors address the questions of how people make sense of and respond to globalization and its sociocultural ramifications; how people defend the integrity of their heritage cultural identities against the "culturally erosive" effects of globalization, and how individuals harness creative insights from their interactions with global cultures.
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In most parts of the world, globalization has become an unstoppable and potent force that impacts everyday life and international relations. The articles in this issue draw on theoretical insights from diverse perspectives (clinical psychology, consumer research, organizational behavior, political psychology, and cultural psychology) to offer nuanced understanding of individuals’ psychological reactions to globalization in different parts of the world (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Singapore, Switzerland, United States, Taiwan). These articles address the questions of how people make sense of and respond to globalization and its sociocultural ramifications; how people defend the integrity of their heritage cultural identities against the “culturally erosive” effects of globalization, and how individuals harness creative insights from their interactions with global cultures. The new theoretical insights and revealing empirical analyses presented in this issue set the stage for an emergent interdisciplinary inquiry into the psychology of globalization.

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Consumption Symbols as Carriers of Culture: A Study of Japanese and Spanish Brand Personality Constructs

TL;DR: It is argued that the meaning embedded in consumption symbols, such as commercial brands, can serve to represent and institutionalize the values and beliefs of a culture.
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Beyond General Intelligence (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The Role of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) on Cross‐Border Leadership Effectiveness in a Globalized World

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed that cultural intelligence is a critical leadership competency for those with cross-border responsibilities and tested this hypothesis with multisource data, including multiple intelligences, in a sample of 126 Swiss military officers.
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Progress on Understanding Ageism

TL;DR: In this article, a review outlines three broad and intertwined themes as the field continues to develop a fuller understanding of ageism: studying both positive and negative aspects of ageisms, taking a lifespan focus, and integrating the study of the ageism with aging.
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Exclusionary reactions to foreign cultures: Effects of simultaneous exposure to cultures in globalized space

TL;DR: This article showed that exposure to a commercial product that embodies symbols of two dissimilar cultures can enhance perceptibility of cultural differences and perceptions of cultural incompatibility and individuals may display defensive responses to cultural contamination of an iconic cultural brand when mortality concerns are salient.
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The changing face of psychology at the dawning of a globalization era.

TL;DR: In this paper, the author analyzes human adaptation and change from an agentic perspective and documents the growing primacy of personal and collective agency in this era of globalization, arguing that psychology is the discipline that uniquely encompasses the complex interplay between intrapersonal, biological, interpersonal, and sociostructural determinants of human functioning.
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Perceptions of Culture in Multicultural Space Joint Presentation of Images From Two Cultures Increases In-Group Attribution of Culture-Typical Characteristics

TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors found that viewing images from Chinese and U.S. cultures simultaneously evokes a culture mind-set and individuals tend to enlarge the perceived incompatibility between Chinese and American cultures and expect members of the in-group culture to possess culture-typical psychological attributes.
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China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy

Yingjie Guo
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
TL;DR: Gries as discussed by the authors argues from a social psychological point of view that Chinese identity "evolves in dynamic relationship with other nations and the past" and "involves both the Chinese people and other passions".
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Local Culture in Global Media: Excavating Colonial and Material Discourses in National Geographic

TL;DR: A case study of National Geographic's August 1999 “millennium” issue explores the representational politics of the magazine's narratives on globalization as discussed by the authors, which is suffused with representations of femininity, masculinity and race that subtly echo the Othering modalities of Euroamerican colonial discourses.
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