Chapter 15 Flashcards
Note: this deck has much less cards because there is great overlap from Anthropology course (thus much of the information I already know)
compare social and cultural psychology.
Cultural psychology is how cultural meaning systems impact human thought, emotion, behaviour, and development. Social psychology is investigations of social rules/roles and how humans interact with on another in social settings
True or false? No two people share the same culture
true, culture is always changing too
True or false? Social groups are uniform
False. Social groups are NOT uniform
What is cross-cultural psychology?
explores general similarities and differences between social groups
What are one advantage and one disadvantage of ethnographic study?
Advantage: culturally sensitive, studies people in their natural environment
Disadvantage: difficult to make comparisons between cultures
What are one advantage and one disadvantage of cross-cultural study?
Advantage: able to make comparisons between groups
Disadvantage: vulnerable to ethnocentric bias
