PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Proverb, Collectivism, Bumper Sticker

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

Culture comprises (1) the human made part of the environment and (2) the social institutions. Ecology shapes cultures! of the society such as norms, rules, and laws (herskovits, 1955)! Culture is in the heads of its members (triandis, 1994)! In some cultures, i would be considered normal (bumper sticker, tulsa, oklahoma, 2006)! Resources in the area (learn from this way of life)! Example: living in a high shing area, an area with a dependance on agriculture! There are cultural differences in practicing social behaviours and interpreting experiences! 80% of indians believe it is unacceptable to have children before marriage, iceland- less than 5%! Humans are more similar to one another than different (brown, 1991)! Our task: identify what makes us different, make sure the similarities are not just bias! Who am i? self concept! interdependent self < - ! (related to social groups)! In america: the squeaky wheel gets the grease !