What Are Some of the Most Important Methods of Enculturation

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Essay

What are some of the most important methods of enculturation used in your own society? Give an example of how your own personality has been affected by enculturation. Conclude with a discussion of agency and the limits of enculturation in general as well as in your own experience.

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Definitions:

Knowledge of Results

information provided to individuals about the outcome of their actions, serving as a form of feedback.

Job Feedback

Information given to employees about their performance and how they can improve or maintain their work quality.

Empowered

Being given the authority or power to do something or make decisions independently.

Self-reinforcement

The process whereby individuals or groups reinforce their own behaviors or beliefs through positive outcomes or internal rewards, reinforcing the likelihood of repeated actions.