Culture bias

Question 1

What is culture bias

Answer 1

Focusing only one dominant culture and neglecting others
Only one aspect of population reduces representativeness

Question 2

What is ethnocentrism

Answer 2

judging others cultures by the standards and values of your own culture

Question 3

What is cultural relativism

Answer 3

behaviour can only be understood of its under cultural and social context

Question 4

Case study of ethnocentrism

Answer 4

Ainsworth identified various types of attachment types

Ideal attachment is when a child has some anxiety when separated from parents
Led to misinterpretation of child rearing styles in eastern cultures

Question 5

Case study for cultural relativism

Answer 5

Berry see the difference between emic and etic
Emic- Identifies behaviours specific to certain cultures
Etic- attempts to describe behaviour as a universal thing

Question 6

Evaluate the pros of cultural bias

Answer 6

individualism + collectivism has a less distinction