Cultural Diversity And African Psychology: Theme And Perspectives

Abstract

The paper is a review of studies on psychological themes from African perspectives. An examination of the cultural similarities and differences in the value and belief systems of Africans and indeed Nigerians are discussed in the light of the need for African psychology. The findings of these studies revealed the diversity of African cultures in terms of multiple ethnic nationalities, languages, religions and demography. The cultural, socio-economic, geographical and environmental characteristics of these nations are found to have implications for understanding cross cultural psychology.