PSYC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Individualism, Racial Segregation In The United States, Collectivism
19 Jan 2017
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Culture- refers to the behaviour patterns, beliefs, traditions and other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation. Provide info about the degree to which people are similar and to degree certain behaviours are specific to certain cultures. What happens in each culture is believed by that culture to be natural and correct . What happens in other cultures is believed to be unnatural and incorrect . Consequently they tend to behave in ways that favor their cultural group and feel hostility toward other cultural groups. Ex; 7th and 8th grade u. s. adolescents showed a decrease in the value they placed on academics. No decrease was observed in chinese adolescents during the same time. Gives priority to personal goals rather than group goals. Values include feeling good, personal distinction and fosters independence. Values that support the group; personal goals-subordinated to preserve the group"s integrity.
