Psychology Assignment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br7XGAwC80E
Intercultural Competence?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUO59Emi3eo
Intercultural Competence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJqBhLgSNQY
Mind Set Similarities: Differences
Heart Set
Self-esteem
Self-monitoring
Empathy
Open-mindedness
Reserving judgment
Socially relaxed
Skill Set
Agility
Message skills
Appropriate self-disclosure
Behavioral flexibility
Interaction management
(Louise Giesbrecht and Janet M. Bennett, PhD, 2013)
Key terms for Intercultural Competence and Civic Engagement Project
Ingroup
The groups to which we belong that enhance our perceptions of self. They are important to our self-esteem. We are typically favorably biased about our ingroups and ingroup members.
Outgroup
The groups to which we do not belong, and to whom we may develop biases and/or prejudice (if threatened).
Culture
Culture includes the following
History
Politics
Economics
Communication styles
Set of values, beliefs, traditions and practices, norms, and attitudes
And is shared within a group and transmitted to other members
She may eat primarily Korean with her family, speak Korean in her home, and celebrate the Korean New Year.
Additionally, this person may be a practicing Korean Buddhist who honors sacred Buddhist holidays with visits to a temple, or an altar to deceased ancestors in her home, and special foods.
She may feel a special obligation to take care of her aging parents when they can no longer take care of themselves.
And, she may enjoy American music, eat Mexican food, and celebrate the 4th of July and Thanksgiving with her friends.
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Worldview
Cognitive and affective lens through which people construe their experiences and make sense of the world around them.
How would you characterize the worldview of the man in the video?
Civic Engagement
Active participation in the public life of a local, national, and/or global community in an informed, committed, and constructive manner. Civic engagement includes focusing on a shared or common goal that enhances the defined “community.”
Civic engagement can start by learning about how to get involved with the intention of becoming involved in a shared goal.
Adapted from Balls Organista, P., Marin, G., & Chun, K.M. (2010). The Psychology of Ethnic Groups in the United States. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.