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What are Cultural Patterns?
What are Cultural Patterns?
- Individual preferences and traits
- Instinctual behaviors not influenced by culture
- Unique patterns that differ across cultures (correct)
- Shared beliefs, values, norms, and social practices (correct)
How are cultural patterns experienced?
How are cultural patterns experienced?
Unconsciously experienced; taught at a young age and continuously reinforced.
What shapes the patterns of a culture over time?
What shapes the patterns of a culture over time?
- Universal behaviors across all cultures
- Random events and historical incidents
- Preferred solutions to common human problems (correct)
- Individual choices unrelated to cultural norms
The most common human problems include activity orientation, social relations orientation, self orientation, world orientation, and __________.
The most common human problems include activity orientation, social relations orientation, self orientation, world orientation, and __________.
What does activity orientation refer to?
What does activity orientation refer to?
What does social relations orientation involve?
What does social relations orientation involve?
How does self orientation affect individual identities?
How does self orientation affect individual identities?
What does world orientation refer to?
What does world orientation refer to?
How do cultures conceptualize time in time orientation?
How do cultures conceptualize time in time orientation?
How do cultural patterns affect communication?
How do cultural patterns affect communication?
What can lead to intercultural competence?
What can lead to intercultural competence?
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Study Notes
Cultural Patterns
- Cultural patterns encompass shared beliefs, values, norms, and social practices that remain consistent over time, influencing behavior in similar situations.
- These patterns contribute to individual thinking and behavior, forming unique characteristics that vary across cultures, yet some may be universal, like smiling which indicates happiness.
Characteristics of Cultural Patterns
- Cultural patterns provide standards that guide thoughts and actions, learned unconsciously from a young age and reinforced over time.
- While cultures encounter common human problems, the solutions available are often limited, and individuals may not always adhere to the preferred solutions established within their culture.
Common Human Problems
- Cultural patterns emerge in response to several common problems:
- Activity orientation
- Social relations orientation
- Self orientation
- World orientation
- Time orientation
Activity Orientation
- Reflects a culture's perspective on human actions and self-expression, addressing questions of being, becoming, and doing.
Social Relations Orientation
- Determines how individuals within a culture organize and interact with one another, revealing preferences for linearity, collectivism, or individualism.
Self Orientation
- Explores identity formation and cultural views on the self's changeability, motivations for actions, and the values placed on individuals—ranging from concepts of good, evil, or both.
World Orientation
- Illustrates how a culture perceives its relationship with the spiritual realm, nature, and other living beings, manifesting in attitudes of subjugation and control, harmony, or dominance.
Time Orientation
- Represents how different cultures conceptualize time, emphasizing their focus on the past, present, or future.
Cultural Patterns and Competence
- Cultural patterns form the foundation of what is deemed communicatively appropriate and effective, with misalignments leading to negative evaluations in interactions.
- Understanding cultural differences fosters intercultural competence, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful communication and awareness of varying cultural norms.
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