Dr. Richard Shweder

Biography

Richard Shweder is a cultural anthropologist and the Harold Higgins Swift Distinguished Service Professor in Human Development at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in social anthropology from the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University in 1972. Shweder has taught at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and has been a faculty member at the University of Chicago ever since. His research interests focus on psychological anthropology and cultural psychology, exploring themes such as moral development, cultural belief systems, and the influences of immigration on normative conflicts. A recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985-86, Shweder has co-chaired projects at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto and has served as a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development. Over the past thirty years, he has conducted extensive research on cultural psychology, moral reasoning, and family practices in Bhubaneswar, India. His recent publications include works on cultural differences and their implications for liberal democracies, further demonstrating his commitment to understanding the intersections between culture and psychology.

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