1- culture and releated terms Flashcards
is a set of values, beliefs, norms and social practices that socially define a group of people and affect their behaviours.
Culture
Refer to the tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.
Beliefs
Cultural values reflect what a society believes is right or wrong.
Values
Refer to the perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions. within a given group or community, thus guiding human behaviour.
Norms
Are the predictable behaviour patterns that members of a culture typically follow.
Social practices
Refers to certain physical similarities that are shared by a group of people.
Race
The social definition of groups of people based on shared ancestry and culture.
Ethnicity
older individuals resist change more than younger individuals who are open to new ideas influenced by technology and diverse cultures.
Resistance to change
older individuals hold more authority due to their experience, while younger individuals tend to conform to the expectations and decisions of their elders.
Power dynamics
older individuals feel a sense of responsibility to preserve traditions and practices, while younger individuals reinterpret traditions, resulting in behavioural changes.
Cultural preservation
Men are expected to be strong and women to be caring and focused on home and family.
Gender roles
Men usually having more authority and decision-making rights.
Power dynamics
Men are often encouraged to hide their feelings, while women are expected to openly express emotions.
Emotional expression
Men tend to do physically demanding jobs, while women are responsible for childcare and household chores.
Division of labour
Speech therapy is stereotypically seen as a female occupation, and working with children is perceived as feminine.
Stereotype
