PSYC 2040 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Complexity, Norm (Social), Gender Role
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Culture is the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next (our customs, foods, and religions are all part of our culture) Norms are rules for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe proper behavior, what most others do, what is normal (there are certain universal norms such as incest, murder and stealing) 5 factors of personality are stability, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. There are 5 large social beliefs that all effect how people adhere and react to norms. They are: cynicism (powerful people exploit others), social complexity (circumstances effect behavior), reward for application (if you succeed it is because you tried hard), Spirituality (people put faith in something), fate control (fate determines one"s success and failures) Personal space is the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies.
