PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Role Reversal, Ikea, Acculturation
Document Summary
Worlds: changing times: in todays global world its is common for people to. Have ties to individuals whose nationality is different: globalization: interaction and integration among people of different nations. Global civilization: boundaries of a society are not defined spatially but exist in terms of. International business (ikea) the connectedness between people: cross cultural marriages and families: When parents are from two distinctly different cultures. Children are exposed to aspects of both cultures. Existence of multiple psycho-cultural systems of representations- representation in your mind, the way of thinking within each cultural context, you got to shift fluidly between them when internalizing them, often below consciousness. Parents may continue to maintain cultural practices at home. Peers & education system transmits beliefs/values of new culture. Role reversal when children provide parents with info about ways of new culture culture: Hard on parents to surrender power in order to learn from children.
