PSYC 462m Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Collectivism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Individualism
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Western cultures emphasize personal characteristics other cultures place greater emphasis on roles and membership: comparison of chinese and danes in fmri scanner. Chinese think about others" beliefs when considering societal roles. Acquaintances included in ingroup, but are not part of the individual"s identity diicult to enter ingroup, close relationships do not dissipate into outgroup relationships view and treat ingroup and outgroup members very diferently: westerners and chinese fmri scanner. Westerners thought of themselves and their mothers as distinct persons. European-americans better at identifying strangers" emotions: americans trust strangers more than japanese, interdependent people less likely to conform to group of strangers, more likely to conform to group of friends. Individualism and collectivism: self-concepts shaped by cultural practices, cultural practices shaped by constraints and afordances of physical environment and self-concepts a culture"s members have, individualistic cultures: emphasize self-suiciency, collectivistic cultures: more likely to attend to close relationships.
