This subfield tends to focus on ways in which humans' development and enculturation within a particular cultural group – with its own history, language, practices, and conceptual categories – shape processes of human cognition, emotion, perception, motivation, and mental health.
ðɪs sˈʌbfiːld tˈɛndz tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn wˈeɪz ɪnwˌɪtʃ hjˈuːmənz dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd ɛŋkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪðˌɪn ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɡɹˈuːp wɪð ɪts ˈoʊn hˈɪstɚɹi, lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, pɹˈæktɪsᵻz, ænd kənsˈɛptʃuːəl kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz ʃˈeɪp pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ʌv hjˈuːmən kɑːɡnˈɪʃən, ɪmˈoʊʃən, pɚsˈɛpʃən, mˌoʊɾɪvˈeɪʃən, ænd mˈɛntəl hˈɛlθ.