Chapter 18 Flashcards
community
a group of people with common characteristics
Influence
individuals exerting an impact on the decisions made
for the group as a whole.
Membership
a sense of belonging to a group or a society. Membership usually also requires an individual to invest a part of themselves within the
group
conformity
behaving in a similar way to those around you that is socially acceptable within the social group
culture
the standard or norms that a particular group of people have for the way they live; can include beliefs, values and even rituals
cultural perspective
psychological investigation that considers the culture from which an individual came in order to explain behaviour
cultural norms
shared rules set by a specific group to guide behaviour
Cultural dimensions
dichotomous extremes that exist in cultures seen across the
world. For example, Asian cultures tend to have values that promote the whole community (i.e. collectivist cultures) whereas Western cultures tend to be more focused on the self (i.e. individualist cultures).
individualism
prioritises the individual over the whole community
collectivism
prioritises the whole community as a collective over the individual
subculture
small alternative cultures or norms that exist within a larger community
Multiculturalism
the preservation of cultural identities within a society that
is united and unified. By assimilating a culture into an already existing society, the members within the society accept the cultural traditions and ideals of the incoming nation, coexisting peacefully within the same space.
Pluralism
when smaller groups migrate to a larger
community, and retain the ideals and values of their original
culture, which are accepted by the larger community provided
the ideals and values fit within the laws and values of the larger
community.
