PSYC 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Motivation, Ethnocentrism, Collectivism

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Culture: behaviour, paterns, beliefs, all other products of a paricular group of people that are passed on from generaion to generaion. --relevance of culture for the study of a and emerging adulthood. Ethnocentrism: tendency to favour one"s own group over others (e. g. usa) Study of a and emerging adulthood has been ethnocentric (main paricipants are middle-ses a) People in all cultures have a tendency to behave in ways that favour their cultural group, to feel proud of the group. Comparing a culture with one or more other cultures, provide informaion about other cultures and role of culture in development. Reveal info such as variaions in the ime a spend in diferent aciviies, levels of achievement, aitudes about sexuality. Individualism: emphasizes personal goals rather than to group goals; it emphasizes value that serve the self; personal disincion, achievement, independence. Collecivism: emphasizes group values by subordinaing personal goals to preserve group integrity; interdependence, harmonious relaionships.

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