Programming, identities and sterotyping

Question 1

Mental programming =

Answer 1

= Culture software for the mind (CULTURAL IDENTITY)

Question 2

Three levels of mental programming?

Answer 2

1. Individual behaviour - DNA and learned (every person)
2. Cultural behaviour - Programmed and learned (groups)
3. Universal behaviour - DNA (all people)

Question 3

Example of three levels

Answer 3

Universal - eating
Cultural - express in the norms: knife and fork or family time
Individual - express as a person: Preferences

Question 4

Subcultures

Answer 4

Cultural identities formed from the groups which people grow up and live

Expressed in tangible matters like clothing (football strips)

Question 5

Identities

Answer 5

They are built from a persons various subcultures which are expressed in tangible forms

Question 6

A subculture is only a sub culture if…

Answer 6

1. Partly identities with it (faithfully)

2. Makes values of the subculture his own and endorses them

Question 7

Why do we work with Country cultures?

Answer 7

1. Avoid miscommunication between cultures
2. Be aware and prepared for what to expect from culture differences
3. Can stay up to date from country statistic information

Question 8

Risks of country cultures…

Answer 8

1. Not aware of different inner country cultures (languages and lifestyle)
2. Stereotyping

Question 9

How do we measure country cultures?

Answer 9

1. Hall - communication
2. Lewis - communication and values
3. Hofstede - work related management styles
4. Kluckhohn - Universal dilemas

Question 10

Risks of stereotyping

Answer 10

sterotyping is not good or bad in itself

1. Group cultural characteristics are projected onto one person
2. Cultural glasses on always
3. Leads to prejudice - over-zelous and negative sterotyping

Question 11

Advantages of stereotyping

Answer 11

sterotyping is not good or bad in itself

1. Helps form an idea to be prepared
2. order to complcated cultural differences
3. Provides information about people and their culture