INBU 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Western Family Foods, Mental Representation, Cultural Identity
7 May 2019
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Topic 2: how culture works: fundamentals of cross-cultural interaction. Mental representation: this is when you process information about people/social events. Schemas: these are based on our experiences in the past and are simple representations of complex concepts. Informs us on what to expect from experiences and situations. You would contemplate whether you should ask your boss or do certain things. You expect certain outcomes from the boss because from your past experiences you start to recognize the behaviour of the boss. Going to the caf to catch up with friends: conversations with friends can go either way since you know their personality and what their responses may be. We also have different images of things from our experience. A friend could be a medical doctor and the other friend could either be congratulative towards them, envy them, or possibly believe that this field is like the show grey"s anatomy.
