Sociocultural Approach – Additional Terms
Topic Content Terms starting 2020
The individual and the group Social identity theory Social groups
Cultural origins of behavior and Culture and its influence on Cultural groups
cognition behavior and cognition
Cultural influences on individual Enculturation Norms
attitudes, identity, and
Acculturation Assimilate
behaviors
Topic Definition Example Study & Link (NEW)
Social A religious group, an ethnic group, Pegg et al. – OSI and
Groups A group of individuals that share your workplace colleague group, Alcohol use
something in common and identify your college class, a sports team,
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as being members of a group. Demonstrates how human
behavior is affected by
belonging to social groups
Cultural Any group that shares a set of Native Americans, Latino Meeuwesen et. Al –
Groups norms (attitudes, beliefs, values, Americans Patient-doctor
traditions, etc.). communication
The groups may be large or small, It is through belonging to
Cultural Dimension
but they are identified by their cultural groups that culture
ways of thinking and behaving. All influences behavior
cultural groups are marked by
intragroup variation. Many factors
of diversity impact culture,
including, but not limited to:
ethnicity, country of origin,
language, gender, race, physical
appearance, age, religion, sexual
identity, disability, education, and
social class or status.
Norms Shared expectations of appropriate Norms exist for nearly any Odden and Rochat –
ways of thinking and behaving. situation or circumstance, Observational learning in
encompassing all the following: Samoan children
Norms refer to the rules for
appropriate and inappropriate What you should (or shouldn't)
behavior, beliefs, values and wear in a particular situation or
Enculturation
attitudes. These norms can be setting
explicit, for instance a list of rules How you should greet friends,
posted in front of a Buddhist romantic partners, relatives, and
temple for visiting tourists to strangers
follow. More often, however, they Proper etiquette for eating in a
are implicit - unwritten rules that restaurant
people from a culture recognize
and follow from the time they are
young
Assimilation According to Berry's model, it is A Chinese immigrant to the United Shah et al – Obesity in
/ when an individual loses a sense of States would be expected to South Asian Migrant
Assimilate belonging to his or her heritage gradually move away from Workers
culture and completely adopts and traditional Chinese values and
Acculturation
adapts to the norms and values of behaviors, and move closer to
their new culture. those of American culture. This is
known as assimilation, and is
supposed to result in immigrants
fully embracing the culture of their
new home.
Topic Content Terms starting 2020
The individual and the group Social identity theory Social groups
Cultural origins of behavior and Culture and its influence on Cultural groups
cognition behavior and cognition
Cultural influences on individual Enculturation Norms
attitudes, identity, and
Acculturation Assimilate
behaviors
Topic Definition Example Study & Link (NEW)
Social A religious group, an ethnic group, Pegg et al. – OSI and
Groups A group of individuals that share your workplace colleague group, Alcohol use
something in common and identify your college class, a sports team,
SIT
as being members of a group. Demonstrates how human
behavior is affected by
belonging to social groups
Cultural Any group that shares a set of Native Americans, Latino Meeuwesen et. Al –
Groups norms (attitudes, beliefs, values, Americans Patient-doctor
traditions, etc.). communication
The groups may be large or small, It is through belonging to
Cultural Dimension
but they are identified by their cultural groups that culture
ways of thinking and behaving. All influences behavior
cultural groups are marked by
intragroup variation. Many factors
of diversity impact culture,
including, but not limited to:
ethnicity, country of origin,
language, gender, race, physical
appearance, age, religion, sexual
identity, disability, education, and
social class or status.
Norms Shared expectations of appropriate Norms exist for nearly any Odden and Rochat –
ways of thinking and behaving. situation or circumstance, Observational learning in
encompassing all the following: Samoan children
Norms refer to the rules for
appropriate and inappropriate What you should (or shouldn't)
behavior, beliefs, values and wear in a particular situation or
Enculturation
attitudes. These norms can be setting
explicit, for instance a list of rules How you should greet friends,
posted in front of a Buddhist romantic partners, relatives, and
temple for visiting tourists to strangers
follow. More often, however, they Proper etiquette for eating in a
are implicit - unwritten rules that restaurant
people from a culture recognize
and follow from the time they are
young
Assimilation According to Berry's model, it is A Chinese immigrant to the United Shah et al – Obesity in
/ when an individual loses a sense of States would be expected to South Asian Migrant
Assimilate belonging to his or her heritage gradually move away from Workers
culture and completely adopts and traditional Chinese values and
Acculturation
adapts to the norms and values of behaviors, and move closer to
their new culture. those of American culture. This is
known as assimilation, and is
supposed to result in immigrants
fully embracing the culture of their
new home.
