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Define Multicultural Psychology
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The systematic study of behavior, cognition, and affect in settings where people of different backgrounds interact.
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What does multicultural psychology examine?
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The effect of culture on the way people act, think and feel.
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Why is culture and external factor?
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If Influences the events that occur around us and our interactions with other people.
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Why is culture an internal factor?
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It inlfuences how we interpret the things going on around us
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Multicultural means what?
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Pertaining to many cultures
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Kroeber and Kluckholn and Berry and associates described six uses of culture in everyday language. What are they?
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1)descriptive, 2)historical, 3) normative, 4) psychological, 5)structural, 6)genetic
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Descriptive uses of culture
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Specific behaviors and activities associated w/ culture
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Historical uses of culture
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A group's heritage and traditions
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Normative use of culture
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The rules that govern the behavior of a group
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Psychological use of culture in everyday language
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Emphasizes the behavioral processes such as learning and problem-soving
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Structural use of culture in everyday language
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Reflects the organizational elements of culture
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Genetic use of culture in language
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Refers to the origins of that culture
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Define culture
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The values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people, shared through symbols, and passes down from generation to generation
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Narrow Definition of Culture
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Limited to race, ethnicity, and/or nationality
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Broad Definition of Culture
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Any of the important or meaningful ways in which we identify ourselves
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