PS282 : Community Chapter 7.docx
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Refers to ethnic and culture groups as well as nation-states, religious groups, racial groupings, and corporations. Key elements: meanings and experiences shared by a group and communicated across generations. Often expressed in what adults seeks to transmit to children though family socialization practices and formal schooling. Example: culture does not explain anything to say, astrid behaves in a certain way because she is swedish . To understand cultural influences on astrid"s actions in a certain situation we need to specify a swedish cultural element that shaped her choices and action in that situation. In all societies, cultures are dynamic and change over time. Community psychologists have sought to understand how settings have layers of cultural influences that impact the composition, functioning, and interactions of its members. These dimensions of diversity have been centrally involved in defining and addressing social issues. Psychological and social meaning in many societies: a socially constructed set of categories related to inequalities of status and power.
