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.
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.