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What are the cultural perspectives?
A cultural perspective is viewing a situation or concept through the eyes of an individual’s native environmental and social influence. It is the influence that a culture and society has on a person’s worldview and perspective.
What is an example of cultural perception?
Examples of Cultural Perception Learning: How people learn is thought to be individual, but it can also be influenced by the individual’s culture. Food: In general, this speaks to the addition of certain spices that make food from one culture taste different than another.
What are the three cultural perspectives?
Let’s finish our analysis of culture by reviewing them in the context of three theoretical perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism.
What are the core aspects of cultural perspective?
The major elements of culture are symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts. Language makes effective social interaction possible and influences how people conceive of concepts and objects.
What are the four cultural values?
Geert Hofstede, in his pioneer study looking at differences in culture across modern nations, identified four dimensions of cultural values: individualism-collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity-femininity.
What are the social and cultural values?
Social and cultural norms are rules or expectations of behavior and thoughts based on shared beliefs within a specific cultural or social group. Different social and cultural norms influence how individuals react to violence.
What are cultural perspectives and biases?
Cultural bias is the interpretation of situations, actions, or data based on the standards of one’s own culture. Cultural biases are grounded in the assumptions one might have due to the culture in which they are raised. Some examples of cultural influences that may lead to bias include: Linguistic interpretation.