Adolescent Psychology Chapter 11

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Culture
Behavior, patterns, beliefs and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation
Ethnocentrism
Tendency to favor one's own group
Cross-culture studies
Compare a culture with one or more other cultures, provide information about the degree to which development is similar across cultures/ how culture specific it is
Individualism
Emphasizes values that serve the self and gives priority to personal goals, not group goals
Collectivism
Values that serve the group over self goals
Rites of passage
Mark a transition into adulthood
Socioeconmic status
Groups people by occupational, educational and ecomnomic charateristics
Feminization of poverty
The fact that far more women than men live in poverty
Ethnicity
A dimension of culture based on heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language
Predjudice
Unjustified negative attitude toward an person because of their culture