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CH 5; Genes, Culture Flashcards

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What is our most important similarity as humans?

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-our capacity to learn & adapt= our genes enable an adaptive brain=a hardrive that receives our cultural hardware

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What does our human biology enable in terms of culture and behavior?

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-It enables our cultural diversity

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What are Norms?

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-Social expectations about how one should act

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What negative impact do Norms have on us?

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  • They restrain & control us

- Are also seen as arbitrary and confining

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What positive impact do Norms have on us?

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-They basically grease the social machinery= making things run smoother

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What makes cultures differ?

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-Human adaptability

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What are the big 5 Social Beliefs?

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  • Cynicism
  • Social complexity
  • Reward for application
  • Spirituality
  • Fate control
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What is the belief of Cynicism?

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-Powerful people tend to exploit others

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What is the belief of Social Complexity?

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-That one has to deal w/ matters according to specific circumstances

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What is the belief of Reward for Application?

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-One will succeed if they really try

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What is the belief of Spirituality?

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-Religious faith contributes to good mental health

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What is Fate Control?

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-Fate determines one’s success & failures

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What is the Cultural Evolutionary perspective?

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-It emphasizes human diversity & human kinship respectively

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What “process” has made us for culture?

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-Evolution

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What supports the view that much of our behavior is socially programmed?

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-The diversity of our languages, customs, & expressive behavior

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What are the best ways to learn about the norms of your culture?

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  • Observe members of another culture even in mainstream culture
  • Visit another culture to have good contrast of cultures
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Why does cultural diversity occur?

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-Due to our human biology

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What are the 2 major perspectives about human similarities?

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  • Cultural perspective

- Evolutionary perspective

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What is the opposite of Hard Wired behaviors?

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-Socially programmed behaviors

20
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What is true about personal space?

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-There are cultural differences, gender differences, and age differences

21
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What is the norm of expressiveness?

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-The norm that Europeans seem more cold and uptight compared to Latin cultures

22
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What is Nurture Assumption?

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-Children developing the way their parents raise them

23
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What percentage do genetic influences explain variants in personality traits?

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50%

24
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What do friendship norms & status norms represent?

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-Cultural similarities

25
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What are the Universal norms of friendship?

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  • Making eye contact while talking

- Respecting confidentiality

26
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What is the individual variation of personality accounted for?

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  • Genetic influences
  • Shared environment
  • Peer influence
27
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What is Gender Socialization?

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-Learning the rules, roles, and norms of your gender through cultural institutions

28
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What do friendship and status norms represent?

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-They both represent Cultural Similarities

29
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What comes from Peer influence?

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-Learning bad words, musical tastes, & your culture as a whole

30
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What is Gender Role?

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-Norms for how males & females should behave

31
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What is true about gender roles?

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  • There are inequalities

- The majority of people would like to see more equal gender roles

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What is true about gender role and play?

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  • Males tend to engage in a larger group

- as the 2 genders interact w/ their specified gender, the differences grow

33
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What do the genders do in conversation?

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  • Females focus on personal relationships

- Males focus more on tasks

34
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What do Females do when they’re stressed?

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-They “Tend and Befriend”= turn to family and friends for support

35
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What do males do when they’re stressed?

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Their “Fight or Flight” response is triggered

36
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What are Female conversation styles?

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-They reflect a concern of personal relationships & sensitivity

37
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What is true about smiling?

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  • Females smile more than males
  • It varies from situation to situation
  • shows greater connectedness
38
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What is Empathy?

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-It is when a person can experience the other person’s feelings

39
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What is the Male conversation style?

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-Their style reflects their concern for independence

40
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What is the Female conversation style?

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-It reflects their concern for connectedness

41
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What kind of aggression do males exhibit?

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-Physical aggression

42
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What kind of aggression do females exhibit?

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-Verbal aggression

43
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What is most likely to account for gender differences in empathy?

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-The fact that females are better at reading emotional expressions

44
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What is true in regards to gender and sex?

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  • Males seek more partners

- Females are slowly aroused

45
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What shapes our attitudes & behavior?

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-Biology and culture

46
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What group has more permissive attitudes towards sex?

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-Men

47
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What factors predispose a sexual division of labor?

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  • Biological influences

- Childhood socialization

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