Psychological Perspectives on Culture and Gender:
Psychoanalytical, Freudian, and Humanistic Theories Dashunda Washington
Regent University
October 6, 2013
Running head: Psychological Perspectives on Culture and Gender
Abstract
Freud’s Psychoanalytical theory and approach, and the Humanistic theory involve countless hypotheses regarding the human personality and functions and processes of the mind. Therefore, this reaction paper takes a pinpoint look at culture and gender through these three theoretical lenses. Burger (2011) noted that when an individual is scrutinizing behaviors the findings can reflect different research meanings contingent on the culture and gender be it …show more content…
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