Study Questions Number 03
Triandis Chapter 2 (29-55)
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Date due: 9-15-04
Psychology 360
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
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1. What five facets are necessary to measure cultural distance? (33)
2. Explain how Klineberg's idea of "dependable motive" can b e used to predict what behaviors may be universal. (34)
3. Explain how there can be many cases of universality, even though many of our findings do not replicate in other cultures. How can that be? (34)
4. Describe and give examples of the three patterns of acculturation. (38)
5. Define ethnocentrism. (38)
6. Define social cohesion. What impact does social cohesion have on health? Describe an undesirable life event and how its impact might differ between individualistic and collectivist cultures. Be specific about which cultures. (42-47)
7. What factors lead to sex-role inequality? (47-48)
8. How is moral behavior defined in collectivist and individualistic cultures? (51-52)
9. Describe Kohlberg's theory of moral development. Criticize the theory from the perspective of cross-cultural analysis. (52-55)