Studying culture is highly relevant in areas such as gender roles, diagnosis of mental disorders and child development.
The Sociocultural Approach – Acculturation
This video covers the final (not including the HL Extension) topic used in the Sociocultural Approach, Acculturation. It includes Berry’s model, Inman et al. (2007) as the supporting study and two written tasks, as well as other discussion-based materials. I hope you enjoy it and that it is helpful.
Study under lockdown, the Sociocultural Approach: Enculturation
Here is my narrated ppt on Enculturation – please ignore any references to my own work situation as this was written specifically for my students. The Basu et al. (2017) study I use is featured in Psychology Sorted Book 2, The Options (Development option). Hope you find it useful. Here is the link:
Cultural Dimensions – study at home with this helpful, narrated ppt!
This unit of work covers the topic of what culture is, Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, a guide as to how to navigate Hofstede’s page and a focus on the Individualistic/Collectivist dimension. There are lots of videos, tasks and input from students required. Here is the link to the video:
Emic and Etic Explained
Are you confused by the terms ’emic’ and ‘etic’ when applied to research methods? It is hardly surprising, for a quick Google of these terms will produce diverse definitions, applied to both language and culture. Once you get further into reading about how culture influences behaviour you will find that some writers even use them as nouns (’emics’ and ‘etics’) … Read More