Sociocultural terminology

Question 1

Etic

Answer 1

An approach that looks at behaviour from outside a culture and attempts to derive universal patterns of behaviour.

Question 2

Emic

Answer 2

An approach that looks at behaviour from inside a culture and attempts to derive patterns of behaviour for that one culture.

Question 3

Enculturation

Answer 3

The learning and maintenance of behaviours from our home culture

Question 4

Acculturation

Answer 4

Adoption of the norms and behaviours of a new culture

Question 5

Cultural dimensions (+ examples)

Answer 5

Hofstede’s way of describing how the cultural values and norms of society influence various aspects of human behaviour

Eg. Masculinity vs femininity, individualism vs collectivism

Question 6

Hikikomori

Answer 6

A condition commonly found in young Japanese men who stay in their rooms, socially isolate themselves, and this can last for years on end. This is a culture-bound syndrome