PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: American Canadian, Dialectic, Norm (Social)
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Psyb10 lecture 8: culture, social power & hierarchy. Influenced by members of the culture culture affects you and you affect culture (e. g. protests, artists etc) Influences member of the culture how most people think about culture. Nationality the country you were born in. Ethnicity your culture heritage (korean, chinese, vietnamese, italian etc) Identification shared identity of group members how much you incorporate your culture in yourself. Culture is a meaning systems, which means cultures includes language, emblems, symbols and experiences. Metaphysics the history of our culture, beliefs about the world, universe and existence. Individualistic cultures emphasizes personal achievement even at the expense of others. Greater emphasizes on competition (e. g. canada, western europe) Collectivist cultures emphasize social roles and collective responsibilities even at the expense. Focus on personal achievement and attainment of the individual (you sacrifice yourself for the group) Greater emphasis on cooperation (e. g. china, korea, latin america)
