friday 26

Question 1

define ethnocentrism

Answer 1

judging other cultures by the standards and values of one’s own culture. in its extreme form it is the belief in the superiority of one’s own culture which may lead to prejudice and discrimination towards other cultures

Question 2

research example of ethnocentrism

Answer 2

Ainsworth’s strange situation
reflect only the norms and values of westerns cultures
based ideal attachment (secure) - moderate distress when alone as this reflected the child-rearing norms of America
Japanese infants = insecure resistant - likely not to be separated

Question 3

paradigm shift

Answer 3

the result of a scientific revolution when there is a significant change in the dominant unifying theory within a scientific discipline

Question 4

define social sensitivity

Answer 4

studies in which there are potential consequences or implications, either directly for the participant in the research or for the class of individuals represented by the research