As the speed of globalization accelerates, world cultures are more closely connected to each other than ever before. But what exactly is culture? It seems to be involved in all psychological processes, but can its psychological consequences be studied scientifically? How can cultural differences be described without reifying culture and reinforcing cultural stereotypes? Culture and mind constitute each other, but how? Why do humans need culture? How did the evolution of the mind enable the development of human culture? How does participation in culture transform the mind, and how does the mind process and apply culture? How may culture become a resource for pursuing valued goals, and how does culture become part of the self? How do culture travelers navigate cultures and negotiate multiple cultural identities? The authors of this volume offer a refreshing theoretical perspective and organize seemingly disparate research evidence into a coherent body of psychological knowledge. With its accessible language and lively narrative, this volume engages its readers in an intellectual journey through the fascinating research literatures in psychology, anthropology, and the cognate disciplines. This book will make an ideal textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses on psychology and culture, cultural studies, cognitive anthropology, and intercultural communication.

趙忠裕 美國哥倫比亞大學哲學博士(社會心理學)，曾任香港大學社會科學學院副院長、心理學係係主任，現任美國伊利諾伊人學香檳校區心理學係教授、“人格學報》(Journal of Personality)及《亞洲社會心理學報》(Asian Journal of Social Psychology)副主編。

康螢儀(Ying-Yi Hong),美國伊利諾伊大學香檳分校心理學係教授。她於1994年在（紐約）哥倫比亞大學獲得瞭博士學位。1994年到2002年間，任教於香港科技大學，2002年來到伊利諾伊大學香檳分校。康螢儀教授於2001年獲得瞭奧托·剋蘭伯格跨文化與國際關係奬，於2004年獲得瞭青年研究者奬。她的主要研究方嚮為文化與認知、自我、認同以及群際關係。