Lesson 3 Flashcards
What is the social science concerned with understanding human conditions in its cultural aspect?
Anthropology
What does cultural anthropology focus on?
Peoples’ beliefs, practices, and the cognitive and social organization of human groups.
What are some aspects included in the general sense of culture?
Language, religion, cuisine, social customs, music, the arts, and socialization-related patterns of behavior and interactions.
How does Cristina De Rossi define culture?
Culture includes religion, food, clothing, language, marriage, music, beliefs, social behaviors, and other aspects of life.
What does the term “high culture” refer to in a specific sense?
The intellectual life of society, traditions, and customs of a people.
How is culture embedded in the self?
Culture influences how we see ourselves and relate to others, evolving over time with the self adapting to these changes.
What are some ways culture can influence self-perception according to Catherine Raeff?
Relationships, personality traits, achievement, and expressing emotions.
How does culture influence relationships?
Culture can determine if relationships are seen as voluntary or duty-based, such as the practice of arranged marriages in some Eastern societies.
How does culture influence personality traits?
Culture influences the value placed on traits like humility, self-esteem, politeness, and assertiveness, and shapes how people perceive hardships or reliance on others
How does culture influence achievement?
Culture affects how success is defined and the importance placed on individual versus group achievements.
How does culture influence the expression of emotions?
Culture shapes what affects us emotionally and whether emotions are expressed publicly or privately.
How an individual perceives and interprets the behavior or actions of others toward themselves.
self-construal
What are the two ways that self-construal is constructed according to cultural psychology?
Independent and interdependent constructs.
How do collectivists typically view themselves?
They have an interdependent view, seeing themselves as connected to others and defining themselves through relationships and roles.
