Cultural sport psychology / Robert Schinke, Stephanie J. Hanrahan, editors.

Cultural issues have become a significant aspect of the sport psychology field. As clinicians develop their practice to include more diverse athletes and sport psychologists expand to work in multicultural settings, Cultural Sport Psychology will prove to be a beneficial reference for the field. It is the first full text to focus entirely on cultural awareness, and its timeliness will spark increased discussion, reflection, and research of cultural considerations in sport psychology practice. Cultural Sport Psychology offers researchers, practitioners, and consultants an excellent starting point for future research and practice. With contributions from a diverse group of established and aspiring experts in sport psychology, the text offers a complete and authoritative look at this developing field. The first two sections of the book will help readers understand the background of cultural sport psychology and how and why it should be studied. Concepts and theories shaping cultural sport psychology are identified and explored, and general guidelines are provided for practitioners to employ a cultural sport psychology approach. Part III of the text offers rich and varied approaches to the practice of cultural sport psychology. Within this extensive 12-chapter section, contributors offer their firsthand experiences working with athletes in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and the United States. Some contributors offer a national perspective, focus on the influence of religion, or discuss cultural communities within a country and how to work effectively in relation to each. Others focus on cultural communities outside the mainstream, such as specific minority groups within the United States, Canada, and Australia. Case studies, advice, and suggestions in each chapter assist practitioners in engaging in multicultural exchanges within their sport psychology consulting sessions. Each chapter concludes with final suggestions or reflections based on the authors' experiences. Cultural Sport Psychology focuses on important cultural factors such as religion, gender, personal space, and social structure. These factors and many others are laden with cultural assumptions that may contribute--positively or negatively--to athletic performance and an athlete's well-being. As the first compilation on the topic of multicultural considerations in sport psychology, Cultural Sport Psychology assists practitioners in creating strategies relative to the culture and context of their clients. This text is certain to stimulate ongoing discourse and encourage increased focus on effective cultural sport psychology practice.

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Part I. New Dimension in Sport Psychology -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Cultural Sport Psychology / Robert J. Schinke, PhD; Stephanie J. Hanrahan, PhD; Peter Catina, PhD ; Defining Culture ; Cultural Characteristics ; Moving Forward -- Chapter 2. Rationale for Developing a Cultural Sport Psychology / Heather J. Peters, PhD; Jean M. Williams, PhD ; CSP Basics ; Traditional Tools for Uncovering Culture ; Implications for Conducting CSP ; Future Directions -- Chapter 3. Engaging Cultural Studies and Traditional Sport Psychology / Leslee A. Fisher, PhD; Emily A. Roper, PhD; Ted M. Butryn, PhD ; Positivism Versus Postmodernism ; Focus of Traditional Sport Psychology Research ; Divergent Approaches ; Divergent Assumptions About the Self ; Eurocentrism and the Politics of Sport Psychology in Academia ; (Re)Constructing Sport Psychology -- Part II. Conceptual Reflections -- Chapter 4. Understanding Your Role in Cultural Sport Psychology / Tatiana V. Ryba, PhD ; Sport Psychology as Cultural Praxis ; Practicing CSP ; Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Cultural Diversity in Applied Sport Psychology / Diane L. Gill, PhD; Cindra S. Kamphoff, PhD ; Multicultural Framework ; Cultural Diversity and Power in Society and in Sport ; Sport Psychology Research on Cultural Diversity ; Cultural Diversity ; Applied Sport Psychology in the Public Interest ; Recommendations for Addressing Cultural Diversity -- Chapter 6. Strategies for Reflective Cultural Sport Psychology Research / Kerry R. McGannon, PhD; Christina R. Johnson, PhD ; Terminology Clarifications ; Reflective CSP Research ; Exploring Self and Identity with Positivist and Postpositivist Paradigms ; Postmodernist Implications for Self, Identity, and Research ; Two Writing Stories ; Summary -- Part III. Applied Practice -- Chapter 7. Strategies for Reflective Cultural Sport Psychology Practice / Peter C. Terry, PhD ; Model of Reflective Practice ; Common Cross-Cultural Issues ; Recommended Strategies -- Chapter 8. Entering the Community of Canadian Indigenous Athletes / Robert Schinke, EdD; Amy Blodgett, BA; Stephen Ritchie, MA; Patricia Pickard, PhD, Ginette Michel, MA; Duke Peltier; Chris Pheasant, BEd; Mary Jo Wabano; Clifton Wassangeso George, BPHE; Lawrence Enosse ; Setting the Context ; Cultural Terminology and History ; Community and Its Role in Sport ; Effective Cross-Cultural Communication ; Cross-Cultural Exchanges and Performance Enhancement ; Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 9. Multicultural Sport Psychology in the United States / Anthony P. Kontos, PhD ; Demographic Trends in Race and Ethnicity ; Cautionary Words ; Racial and Ethnic Groups and Cultural Beliefs ; Strategies for Increasing Multicultural Competency ; Future Directions ; Summary -- Chapter 10. Working With Brazilian Athletes / Luis Carlos Moraes, PhD; John H. Salmela, PhD ; Overview of Brazil ; Brazilian Heritage and the Sport Context ; Working With Brazilian Athletes ; Future of Brazilian Sport Psychology ; Conclusions -- Chapter 11. Sport Psychology Consulting in Russia and Sweden / Natalia Stambulova, PhD; Urban Johnson, PhD; Alexander Stambulov, PhD ; Paradigms Used in This Chapter ; Introduction to Russia ; Introduction to Sweden ; Russian Case ; Swedish Case ; Swedish-Russian Case ; Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Chapter 12. Working With Athletes in Israel / Ronnie Lidor, PhD; Boris Blumenstein, PhD ; Israeli Context ; Overview of Israeli Sport ; Sport Psychology in Israel ; Challenges for Elite Athletes ; Case Examples ; Suggestions for Providing Sport Psychology Consultation -- Chapter 13. A Canadian Sport Psychologist in Kuwait / Shaun Galloway, PhD ; Kuwaiti Context ; Using Resources in Kuwait ; Cross-Cultural Exchanges ; Working With Teams ; Identity and Values ; Conclusions and Future Directions -- Chapter 14. Working With Nigerian Athletes / P.B. Ikulayo, PhD; J.A. Semidara, MEd ; Nigerian Context ; Realities of Nigerian Sport ; Development of Nigerian Sport Psychology ; Conclusions and Recommendations -- Chapter 15. Working with Ghanaian Athletes / Caren D.P. Diehl, MEd; Anna Hegley, MSc; Andrew M. Lane, PhD ; Overview of Ghana ; Ghanaian Football ; Challenges to Expatriate Sport Psychologists ; Recommendations for Practitioners -- Chapter 16. Working With Australian Aboriginal Athletes / Stephanie J. Hanrahan, PhD ; Historical Overview ; Aboriginal Culture ; Recommendations for Clear Communication ; Summary -- Chapter 17. Singaporean Athletes in a Multicultural Society / Kaori Araki, PhD; Govindasamy Balasekaran, PhD ; Introduction to Singapore ; Overview of Sport and Exercise ; Understanding Elite Athletes ; Consulting With Elite Athletes -- Chapter 18. Samurai and Science: Sport Psychology in Japan / Yoichi Kozuma, MPE ; Culture of Feudal Japan ; History of Japanese Sport Psychology ; Working With Japanese Athletes ; Recommendations -- Conclusion / Stephanie J. Hanrahan, PhD; Robert Schinke, EdD ; What We Got From This Book ; Using the Information in This Book ; Final Words.