CULTURE BIAS

Question 1

whats culture bias

Answer 1

overlooking cultural differences by looking at human behaviour from the perspective of one’s own culture

Question 2

whats ethnocentrism

Answer 2

culture bias - judging other cultures by the standards and values of one’s own culture

Question 3

whats cultural relativisim

Answer 3

human behaviour can omly be meaningful and understood within specific social and cultural contexts

Question 4

whats imposed etic

Answer 4

a test measure or theory devised in some culture that is used to explain behaviour in another culture

Question 5

what are collectivist cultures

Answer 5

cultures are said to be more conformist and group orientated

e.g India, china

Question 6

what are individualistic cultures

Answer 6

western countries like the US and UK that are thought to be more independent

Question 7

what is the etic approach

Answer 7

studying behaviour accross many cultures to find universal human behaviour

e.g. strange situation

Question 8

what are culture bound syndrome

Answer 8

group syndromes classified as treatable illnesses in certain cultures that are not recognised as such in the west

Question 9

what is the emic approach

Answer 9

studying cultures in isolation by identifying behaviours that are specific to that cultures

Question 10

What is the link between the strange situation and imposed etic?

Answer 10

criticised for imposed etic because the methodology is based on US views and standards.
Judgement of attachment types using it reflects US child rearing no matter what the nationality of the child being assessed is.