John Berry Ecocultural Theory PDF
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This document outlines John Berry's Ecocultural Theory, a framework that defines human differences as a collective and individual adaptations to their context. The theory discusses how ecological and sociopolitical contexts affect biological and cultural adaptations, along with transmission variables that lead to acculturation and behaviors.
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John Berry: the Original Ecocultural Theory Framework: human differences are a set of collective and individual adaptations to context - People are collectively adaptive CYCLE: People starts with: 1. Ecological context: place you were born, surroundings 2. Sociopolitical context: regulations, rules,...
John Berry: the Original Ecocultural Theory Framework: human differences are a set of collective and individual adaptations to context - People are collectively adaptive CYCLE: People starts with: 1. Ecological context: place you were born, surroundings 2. Sociopolitical context: regulations, rules, governments They affect Population adaptations: 1. Biological adaptations: foods, allergies, food intolerances, genes, etc. 2. Cultural adaptations: Even if you move countries, your culture remains with you + adapt to new culture They affect Transmission variables: 1. Ecological adaptations 2. Genetic transmissions 3. Cultural transmissions: Process in which one learns about culture: acculturation Technology, moving away, travelling, music, TV, etc. 4. Aculturation: They affect: 1. Behaviours 2. Inferred characteristics: expectations Critique: design of the framework is not designed for human development
