Enculturation

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

• Culture is created by a set of common rules that influence behaviors and attitudes in a group of people
• Cultural norms are the accepted and expected behaviors within a culture

Question 2

Enculturation

Answer 2

The process of people learning values, beliefs, practices, and norms from cultural gatekeepers
- Gatekeepers: people involved in the socialization process that act as filters to control the flow of cultural information (like parents)

Question 3

Family connectedness hypothesis

Answer 3

The closer a family is, the more influential the parents will be on the individual’s cultural acquisition