The Culture and Human Behavior Box in Your Text Features

question 80

Multiple Choice

The Culture and Human Behavior box in your text features a study by developmental psychologist Qi Wang, who compared the earliest memories of European American college students to those of Taiwanese and Chinese college students. Wang found that the earliest memories of the Taiwanese and Chinese college students:

• A) occurred much later than the memories of European American college students.
• B) occurred at about the same age as the memories of European American college students.
• C) occurred much earlier than the memories of European American college students.
• D) were almost identical in content to European American college students' memories.

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Definitions:

Cultural Capital

Non-financial social assets that promote social mobility, including education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance.

Social Reproduction

The process by which societies and social groups maintain continuity over time through mechanisms that preserve values, norms, and social structures.

Postmodernist

An approach that critiques modernist views of society, emphasizing the subjective nature of reality and the role of culture, power, and identity.

Cultural Capital

The non-material social assets (knowledge, education, language skills, etc.) that can help an individual gain advantage in society.