Transcript Cross Cultural Psychology

CULTURE
Descriptive
Historical
Normative
Psychological
Structural
Genetic
• Activities or behaviors
• Heritage or tradition
• Rules & norms
• Learning, problem solving, etc.
• societal or organizational elements
• Origins of a culture
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We see the manifestation of culture, but
not the culture itself.
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We use the concept of culture as an
explanatory construct to help us
understand and categorize those withingroup similarities and between-group
differences.
observing
Concept
of culture
reinforcing
labeling
feedback
dynamic
System of rules
Groups and
units
To ensure
survival
Attitudes,
values, beliefs,
norms, &
behaviors
Harbored
differently by
each specific
unit
Communicated
across
generations,
relatively stable
But with the
potential to
change across
time
Environment
Population density
Affluence (Wealth)
Technology
Climate
RACE
NATIONALITY
Culture
Personality
Macro, social, group-level
construct
Individual differences that
exist among individuals within
groups
Social psychological
framework within which
individuals reside
Unique constellation of traits,
attributes, qualities, and
characteristics of individuals
within those frames
Shared among individuals
and transmitted across
generations
Not shared among individuals
Stable across individuals
Different across individuals
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Popular culture: trends in music, art and other
expressions popular among people
Like culture, sharing of expression and its value by
people involved
Culture
Popular Culture
System of rules that cut
across attitudes, values,
opinions, beliefs, norms and
behaviors
Does not involve sharing wide
range of psychological
attributes across various
psychological domains
Stable over time across
generations
Values or expressions that
come and go as fads or
trends within few years
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Video: Cultural Differences
Cross-Cultural
Comparison
Studies
Unpackaging
Studies
Cross-Cultural
Validation
Studies
EcologicalLevel Studies
Ethnographies
Equivalence
 Theoretical Issues
 Methodological Issues
 Data Analysis Issues
 Interpretation Issues
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Individualism
Collectivism
Individualism
Power Distance
Masculinity
Uncertainty Avoidance
Long Term Orientation
Make groups of 6 to 7 students each
 Gather all the students’ papers
 Make more comprehensive comparison
 Draw conclusion
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Design a cross-cultural study with your
group members
 Include:
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› Variable
› Hypotheses
› Participants
› Measurement
› Reasons why you want to study that
particular topic