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The Socio-Cultural Approach to Personality

The Socio-Cultural Approach. External forces and their impact on personalityNeeded to understand generalities about behaviorEthnicity, S.E.S., and culture help to form personalityIndividualism v. Collectivism. Individualism. Tend to define selves in terms of personal identityPersonal Goals are a

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The Socio-Cultural Approach to Personality

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    1. The Socio-Cultural Approach to Personality Warm-Up Reflection Do you normally understand yourself as an individual or as part of a group? Why? How do you define your personality in terms of: Gender Socio-Economic Status Culture

    2. The Socio-Cultural Approach External forces and their impact on personality Needed to understand generalities about behavior Ethnicity, S.E.S., and culture help to form personality Individualism v. Collectivism

    3. Individualism Tend to define selves in terms of personal identity Personal Goals are a priority Personality Traits Occupations Ex. Western Capitalism fosters individualism

    4. Collectivism Defines selves in terms of the groups in which they belong Priority goes to the group People are only complete in terms of their social relationships Ex. Asian cultures are often collectivistic

    5. Key Points - Socio-Cultural Approach These factors affect our self-concept (how we believe others see us) as well as our self-esteem (our perceived value) (Carl Rogers) We get views of ourselves from the media

    6. Acculturation Acculturation is the process of adapting to new/different cultures. Ways to acculturate: Complete assimilation Separation Bi-Cultural highest self-esteem

    7. The Socio-Cultural Approach The Socio-Cultural Approach to Personality gives us a sensitivity and an appreciation of human behavior and mental processes.

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