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Cultural Influences on Personality

Cultural Influences on Personality. Chapter 2 Section 5 Pages 61-65. Objectives. Define and explain Culture Compare and Contrast Individualistic and collective cultures (Venn) Give examples of cultural differences Explain the male testosterone STUDY. Objective 1.

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Cultural Influences on Personality

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  1. Cultural Influences on Personality Chapter 2 Section 5 Pages 61-65

  2. Objectives • Define and explain Culture • Compare and Contrast Individualistic and collective cultures (Venn) • Give examples of cultural differences • Explain the male testosterone STUDY

  3. Objective 1 • Culture- a program of shared rules that govern the behavior of members of a community or society, and a set of values and beliefs shared by most members of that community and passed from one generation to another

  4. chapter 2 Culture, values, and traits Culture A program of shared rules that govern the behavior of members of a community or society A set of values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by most members of that community

  5. Culture, Values, and Traits • Who are you? • I am _______ • Individualist cultures- the independence of individual often takes precedent over group • “I am outgoing” Personality Trait, or occupational “I am a professional educator” • Collectivist cultures- Group harmony takes precedence over individual • “I am the son of a farmer”

  6. chapter 2 Culture, values, and traits Individualist cultures Cultures in which the self is regarded as autonomous, and individual goals and wishes are prized above duty and relations with others Collectivist cultures Cultures in which the self is regarded as embedded in relationships, and harmony with one’s group is prized above individual goals and wishes

  7. Culture and Traits • Conversational distance- How close people usually stand next to each other when speaking • Arabs close enough to feel your breath, touch your arm, see your pupils • American, Europeans, Canadians uneasy • Time- Linear in U.S. • Latinos, Middle East= Parallel Time- “Happen when it happens” Island Time • Cubans always 2 hour’s late to weddings- Judge in Miami

  8. chapter 2 Customs in context When culture is not appropriately considered, people attribute unusual behavior to personality. Timeliness Monochronic cultures: time is ordered sequentially, schedules and deadlines valued over people Polychronic cultures: time is ordered horizontally, people valued over schedules and deadlines

  9. chapter 2 Aggressiveness Emphasis on aggressiveness and vigilance in herding cultures, creates culture of honor Used to explain increased likelihood of fighting in the South and the West, versus the North and Midwest

  10. Culture and Testosterone • Male aggressiveness STUDY; Richard Nisbett • Evidence of historical records =More white homicides and other violence ( fistfights and guns) in south and west- settlers • Hypothesis =Thought disproportionate because herding cultures • Have to react quickly, aggressively, to situations • Creates culture of honor- 5 x more honor related homicides- family insult

  11. Results • Creates culture of honor • Small disputes, trivial insults ( to us maybe, our culture) • Regions 5 x more honor related homicides • F.E. family insult

  12. Then Bring Northern and Southern • Male students; measure psychologically and physiologically to being insulted • hormone cortical , related to stress, testosterone, dominance, aggression • 173 white students, took saliva sample= baseline • Guy bumps him, says bad 7 letter word, starts with a • Take post bump sample- testosterone, cortical for southerners shoots up

  13. Summary • Culture • Different cultures • Study- agressiveness

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