DIALECTICAL THINKING

Dialectical thinking is part of cross-cultural psychology, and its premise is to move from a static understanding of reality, in which everything is isolated, to the dialectical construction of reality, in which everything is related to everything. It also has a direct relationship with the concept of self, that is, the consciousness that each person has of himself, individuality, the feeling of identity, etc. The most recent cross-cultural studies have established that there are enormous divergences between the eastern (dialectic) and western (non-dialectic) worlds, which can be overcome in a process of integration. This article presents the need for dialectical thinking as a holistic and synthetic approach to cultural dialogue, to emphasize individual and collective stability and, on the whole, to seek coherence and the resolution of the contradictions that surround us.

Cross-cultural psychology focuses on understanding the individual within culturally complex contexts. Several questions need to be answered concerning cultural differences