Dr. Dov Cohen

Biography

Dov Cohen is a Professor at the Department of Psychology and associated with the College of Law at the University of Illinois. His research primarily focuses on interactions between people, culture, and situations to understand individual differences, cultural distinctions, and within-culture variations. Cohen's work explores cultural logics that define cultures and positions individuals within dominant cultural narratives. His studies often compare how cultures of face, dignity, and honor influence behavior. He also investigates phenomenological perspectives of self and examines insights from both Euro-American and Asian-American contexts, focusing on insider and outsider perspectives. In recent years, his interests have expanded to include the cultural differences in language use and the embodiment of cultural values, addressing how cultural values are physically expressed and cognitively represented. Cohen's academic contributions include various publications on these subjects, highlighting the significance of cultural psychology.

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