2007 m. rugsėjo 21 d., penktadienis

The subfield of psychology that I would choose. Pros & cons of it.

There are 20 subfields in psychology and each of these 20 concentrates on different issues. Therefore there is a wide choice for psychologists to find their way of their carreer.
As for me, I think I would choose cross- cultural psychology as my area of job. The reason for it would be my personal interests and wishes. Specialists of cross-cultural psychology investigate similarities and differences in psychological functioning in various cultures and ethnic groups. While getting involved in this subfield, I would gain great knowledge not just of specific psychology but also of different subjects, such as geography, foreign languages, history, political, economical matters and so forth. For sure it would be useful for me personally not just by expanding my horizons but also by gaining tolerant attitude to other cultures and ethnic groups. And of course researches and analysis of different topics comparing different cultures don't seem to be boring and passive job at all. So this would be the main advantage- the interest.
However, each thing has it's positive and negative sides. I imagine one of the disadvantages could be lack of perspectives while working in this field in Lithuania. And also lack of connection with people as I imagine this would be work of researching, not counceling.
To sum up, I believe this would be a very interesting and wide subfield, but just working abroad, in specialised universities or research centers.

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