Unravelling the mystery of culture: Reflections of an English-heritage, Toronto-born, social psychologist and member of the IACCP since 1980

How is it that I find myself with you at this IACCP meeting, back in the country of my birth, still fascinated by the puzzle of our culturedness after all my years studying this elusive concept? What role has this association played in our lives? This late-career talk is my attempt to see through the prism of my own enculturation and answer this question for myself, and perhaps provoke this exploration for you, too. I do so by examining my life-in-culture both as a person and as a professional social scientist to help me make better sense of my career so far. I will focus on my personal version of Canadianness and the important role that the IACCP and its flagship journal, JCCP, has played in my journey through culture in hope that my reflections resonate with you in yours. Although personal, this reflection seems to me an essential exercise for us all to undertake, especially now, as members of this imperiled planet in the 21^st century.