Chapter 15 - Culture

Question 1

cultural psychology

Answer 1

how cultural meaning systems impact human thought, emotion, behaviour, and development
- beliefs, values, ways of being

ex) wedding ring means love, wedding ceremony

Question 2

social psychology

Answer 2

social rules/roles and how humans interact with each other in social settings

• more specific than cultural psychology
• how people are influences by the presence of others, group dynamics

Question 3

culture clarifications

Answer 3

1. no two people share the same culture
2. socials groups are not uniform
   - within group similarities (stop sign means stop)
3. Global cultural landscape consists of between-group differences and similarities
   - all people around the worlds have tattoos and piercings
4. Culture is always changing
   - dogs are more so pets now a days when they were working dogs

Question 4

Collectivism

Answer 4

emphasize family and work group goals above individual needs or desires

• doing what’s best for society
• families and communities have a central role
• working as a group

ex) old people in china live with their adult children and NOT a care home

Question 5

Individualism

Answer 5

emphasize personal achievement at the expense of group goals, resulting in a strong sense of competition

• uniqueness
• autonomy
• independence

ex) send our parents to a retiring home when they get old

Question 6

Ethnographic study

Answer 6

observing a culture and doing interviews

Question 7

Cross-cultural study

Answer 7

explores general similarities and differences between social groups
- collectivism vs individualism