Chapter 3 Flashcards
Collectivistic Culture
A culture in which members focus on the welfare of the group as a whole, rather than a concern by individuals for their own success
Coculture
The perception of membership in a group that is part of an encompassing culture
Culture
The language, values, beliefs, traditions and customs people share and learn
Ethnicity
A social construct that refers to the degree to which a person identifies with a particular group, usually on the basis of nationality, culture, religion, or some other unifying perspective
Ethnocentrism
The attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others
High-context culture
A culture that relies heavily on subtle, often nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony
In-groups
Groups with which we identify
Individualistic Culture
A culture in which members focus on the value and welfare of individual members, as opposed to a concern for the group as a whole
Intergroup communications
The interaction between members of different cocultures
Low-context culture
A culture that uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible
Organizational culture
A relatively stable, shared set of rules about how to behave and a set of values about what is important
Out-groups
Groups that we view as different from us
Power distance
The degree to which members of a group are willing to accept in power and status
Prejudice
An unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group
Race
A social construct originally created to explain differences between people whose ancestors originated in different regions of the world - Africa, Asia, Europe, and so on
