culture influences on individual behavior

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

a set of behaviors, attitudes, and identities shared by a large group of people

Question 2

enculturation

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the process of learning behaviors, characteristics and norms of the culture one belongs to

Question 3

acculturation

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the process of psychological and cultural change as a result of contact and interaction between cultures

Question 4

struggles of acculturation

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• maintains their heritage and identity
• seeking interactions with other cultures

Question 5

assimilation

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individuals are open to change and unconcerned about any loss of the original culture. they are willing to interact and adjust their behavior to the new culture

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integration

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individuas want to hold on to traditional values and beliefs but desire interactions with other cultures

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separation

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individuals value their original culture and are averse to losing touch with the values and traditions of their past

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marginalization

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individuals have little interest in maintaining their original culture and little interest in opening relationships with other cultures

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melting pot

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society expects different cultural groups to blend into a common, homogeneous culture

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multiculturalism

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society values and fosters diversity. cultural groups can coexist while their differences are celebrated

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segregation

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society forces distinct cultural groups to remain separated, forming communities isolated form the dominant culture

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exclusion

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society rejects cultural groups. their cultural identities are not recognized by society and they are not welcome in the dominant culture

Question 13

acculturation stress

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biopsychosocual difficulties when adapting to a new cultural context

Question 14

fagot (1958) - interviews

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• to observe parental reactions to behavior that wasn’t deemed appropriate for the child’s gender
• 24 families, half with a son and half with a daughter were observed in their homes for 5 weeks. The behaviors observed were categorized into 46 separate child behaviors and 19 separate parental reactions ranging from positive to negative
• gender specific behaviors were given a higher approval from parents than gender inappropriate behavior. the researchers note that parents did not seem toe aware that they were perpetuating gender stereotypes
• the process of enculturation in terms of reinforcing gender roles and behavior may be entrenched in the culture

Question 15

weck and wilson (2010) interviews

Answer 15

• to investigate the factors that can affect acculturative stress in asian immigrants to america
• asian americans,s half born over their and the other half first generation immigrants were interviewed about their acculturation experience. the interviews had a similar context and language as the participants
• around 70% reported aculturative stress factors that contributed to lower stress were bilingüismo, sharing values with their family and economic satisfaction. t higher aculturative stress was related to a preference of only english, experiences of discrimination. acculturative stress is common in all individuals
• assimilation seems to contribute to it, while integration reduces it,as it helps them maintain ties to their culture while being able to integrate