CAS PS 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cultural Identity, Collectivism, Dating Abuse
7 Aug 2018
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Can be based on religion, race, country of origin, region of country. Emotional expressivity: communal cultures emphasize shame and guilt individualistic cultures emphasize anger, which promotes individualism. Emphasis on homogamy: marrying within the ethnic group, german-americans = most individualistic on marriage. Values and emotions in individualistic countries in collectivistic cultures. Affected by: history and ongoing discriminiaion/relationships wih other groups. Us mothers on how babies are soothed: american mothers more likely to distract their babies with a, toy. Baby with toy is taught to rely on an object and that mother is not going to do this for them: japanese mothers more likely to hold their babies closer to them. Communal message were going to do this together. Subject to limited opportunities, access to higher education, targets for violence. Takes 3 generations for immigrant families to reap the benefits of immigration. Family is the most violent institution in america except for the military. Of all murders, 25% occur within families.
