PSYC 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stolen Generations, Confirmation Bias, Culture Shock
22 May 2020
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A) challenges of undertaking meaningful cross-cultural research: Validity, methodological soundness, inferences (e. g. can"t apply western mental heath diagnosis criteria to different cultures) Different benefits to different groups (e. g. many indig. people are suspicious of researchers due to past exploitation) B) culture shock: feeling of disorientation & anxiety that occurs as people from one country encounter to the practices another culture acculturation . Typical process of immersion in a new culture: Honeymoon (excited to see a new culture) Not much resolution or effective functioning for indig. people. Destruction of culture wrt language, law & collectivist identity. Required to adapt to white practices, but with inferior status. Social identity (which feeds into self-esteem) is dependent on group achievements & ingroup formation. Social identity has a much bigger impact on self-esteem for collectivist cultures. Research shows most minority groups have experienced racism & prejudice.
