PSC 162 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Emic And Etic, Construals, Enculturation
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If, as the phenomenologists claim, a person"s construal of the world is all- important, a logical next question concerns the variations in such construals of reality across cultures. Individuals from different cultures may be psychologically different from one another, & members of particular cultural groups may differ from each other in distinctive ways. The process by which a child picks up the culture into which she is born is called enculturation; the process by which someone who moves into a culture picks up its mores is called acculturation. The importance of cross - cultural differences. The comparative approach of most modern cultural psychologists contrasts etics, elements common to all cultures, with emics, elements that make cultures different. Cultures have been compared on emic dimensions including toughness (vs. easiness), achievement & affiliation, complexity, tightness - looseness, emphasis on the head vs. heart, collectivism - individualism, & the degrees to which they emphasize dignity, honor, or face.
