| Term | Definition |
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Enculturation |
the process by which a society's culture is transmitted from one generation to the next, and through which individual's become members of their society |
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Self-Awareness |
the ability to identify oneself as an object, to react to oneself, and to appraise oneself |
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Patterns of Affect |
how people feel about themselves and others |
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Personality |
the distinctive way a person thinks, feels, and behaves |
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Dependence Training |
Child-rearing practices that foster compliance in the performance of assigned tasks and dependence on the domestic group, rather than reliance on oneself |
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Independence Training |
child-rearing practices that promote independence, self-reliance, and personal achievement on the part of the child |
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Modal Personality |
the personality typical of a society as indicated by the central tendency of a defined frequency distribution |
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Core Values |
those values especially promoted by a particular culture |
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Ethnic Psychoses |
mental disorders specific to particular ethnic groups |