Social and Cultural Foundations Flashcards
Are cultures dynamic? Y/N
Yes
Macro culture
Dominant culture in a country
Acculturation*
Learning the behaviors and expectations of a culture
Ethnic groups adopt from majority
Can work opposite as well
Ethnocentrism
Given group sees itself as standard - others are measured
Conveys that one group is superior
Universal
Emic*
Help client see culture
Treat individual, not all the same
Insiders perception of culture
emic-m=me
Etic*
Treat people as same
Similarities
Humans are humans - thus all theories can be applied
etic-t=them
Help client change to cope with environment
Autoplastic
Autobiography
Help client change environment
Alloplastic
O - CHANGE
Bias of tests
Euro American Eurocentric bias
Paralanguage
Nonverbal communication of the client, considered more accurate than verbal
Low vs High context communication
Edward T Hall
Low context: Explicit (verbal, summarizing)
High context: Implicit (nonverbal)
Stereotypes
Can be good and bad
Groups/all people are alike
Prejudice
Opinion based on insufficient evidence
Androgynous
Possess both masculine and feminine traits
Proxemics
Spatial relations personal space (i.e. sits too close)
Means tests
Eligibility for social assistance programs
Social Comparison Theory
Festinger
Evaluate our behaviors and accomplishments by comparing ourselves to others
Cognitive Dissonance
Festinger
individuals change their beliefs to match behavior when there is a mismatch
Reduces tension created by inconsistency
Confirmation Bias
Acknowledge information that supports POV and ignore what does not
SES
Must always be taken into account
15% of US lives in poverty
High Self monitoring
Care about what others think of them
Stanley Schachter
Misery loves company
Anglo Conformity
People from other cultures will forget about their culture to conform to macro culture
R/CID
Minority Identity Model
Atkinson, Morten, Sue’s Radial Identity Model
Minority Identity Model
1: Conform (prefer counselor from dominant culture)
2: Dissonance (prefer counselor from minority group)
3: Resistance (Reject dominant culture, accept self)
4: Introspection (prefer counselor from own racial group, mixed feelings)
5: Synergetic Articulation/Awareness (stop oppression, prefer counselor with same worldview, not just same race/culture)
Can go backward
Not everyone goes through the stages
Some don’t progress beyond 3rd
Native Americans Traits
Suffer private Speak little Little eye contact Storytelling Family therapy Young males - high suicide rate
African Americans
Concrete skills for change Systems based therapy Short term counseling Counselor self disclosure Misdiagnosis - schizophrenia
Asian Americans
Most diverse group Patriarchal Academic/professional values Less anger Family therapy - as a whole Counselor as authoritative Model minority
Latino
Catharsis: let feelings out
Do not separate from family
Low # of latino counselors
Gay and Lesbian
Raise children as happy and good cognitive skills
Pansexual
Attracted regardless of gender
Internalized homophobia
Self hatred about identity
Machismo
Women are subservient of men
Colorism
Color Blindness
Discrimination based on skin color
Stanford Prison Experiment
Zimbardo
1971
Situation can control behavior
Assigned roles
Robbers Case Experiment
Sherif
2 opposing groups of boys ended up working together to solve problem