WST 2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Double Burden, Cultural Determinism, Margaret Mead
26 Jul 2017
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Testimonial a formal statement testifying to someone"s character and qualifications. (rigoberta menchu tum was 23 yrs old when she recorded a testimonial of her life experiences. ) Culture a system of beliefs and behaviors shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next via social learning rather than biology. In psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female. Biological determinism a line of thought that explains social behavior in terms of who you are in the natural world (women have babies. Babies are helpless; therefore, the little women stay at home and tend the kids. ) Cultural determinism is the belief that the culture in which we are raised determines who we are at emotional and behavioral levels. This supports the theory that environmental influences dominate who we are instead of biologically inherited traits. (bodies don"t matter. Human lives are really assorted identities, representations,and cultural artifacts. )
