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Culture Vocab
Human Behavior
Culture
Culture is a system
of beliefs, values,
and attitudes about
life
What culture(s) are
you apart of?
Enculturation
Occurs when each
generation passes
along what it has
learned to the next
as the culture is
carried on
Assimilation
When a person
takes on the
customs and
language of a new
culture and puts
aside some habits
and patterns of the
old culture- it can be
forced due to
ethnocentrism
Prejudice
When we prejudge a
person or group
without having all
the info and facts
Everyone has
prejudices,
sometimes they are
positive—How?
Stereotype
Preconceived,
inaccurate, rigid beliefs
about individuals or
groups of peoples
Often oversimplified
Self-fulfilling prophecy
 We see what we want to see; we
become what others expect of us
Examples of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
-You think a certain race dislikes your race so you treat them poorly,
therefore they treat you as though they dislike you
-You expect your new roommate to be shy so you don’t speak much to
him after he moves in, and he therefore does seem shy
-A coach expects his freshmen to be uncoordinated and unskilled so he
does not play them often, and when he does they are rusty and do not
perform well
-Your teacher expects you to do well and she spends extra time with you
preparing for the exam, so you get an A
Subculture
A group of people with similar
customs or language who live
within a larger group with a
different culture
Examples?
Culture Shock
This is
experienced when
language and
customs are
unfamiliar to a
person
When have you
experienced
culture shock?
Ethnocentrism
People who believe
that their culture is the
most natural or the
best, which can lead
to hatred and violence
Why are some people
ethnocentric?
Perception
 How we perceive,
evaluate, categorize,
or form judgments of
people or things