Culture Bias

Question 1

Culture bias?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Universality

Answer 2

An underlying characteristic of human beings that is capable of being applied to all, despite differences of experience and upbringing

Question 3

Bias

Answer 3

The tendency to treat one individual or group in a different way to others.

Question 4

Ethnocentrism

Answer 4

A type of cultural bias that involves judging other cultures by the standards and values of one’s own culture

Question 5

Cultural relativism

Answer 5

The idea that human behaviour can only be meaningful and understood within specific social and cultural contexts