PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ethnocentrism, Collectivism, Filial Piety
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Africa, south america, central america, india, asia: individualistic: emphasis is on the individual and self reliance. Culture a definition: a program of shared rules that govern the behaviour of a community or society. Cultural psychologists: study how the rules of culture affect people"s behaviour (development of values, beliefs and attitudes) Anthropologists: study the economics and customs of cultures. Some important issues in the study of culture and behaviour: difficult to study because the language used in asking questions differs between cultures and is influenced by cultural rules values and beliefs. Many cultures have concepts that can"t be translated or that have different importance. 2: e. g. the concept of filial piety (honouring, respecting, obeying and providing financial support to ancestors) is very important in. Chinese culture but not emphasized nearly as much in europe and. Body language: gestures, facial expressions, display of emotion and when emotions are displayed, personal space.
