Culture and Psychology
If you want to understand the psychology of a person, you will need to start by working to understand their culture. Their culture includes their identity, social conduct, experiences, emotions, semiotic creativity.
"Culture is much more than foods, festivals, and costumes. It’s the set of ideas that coordinate the actions and construct the meanings of a group of people. More often than not, these ideas are implicit and automatic, guiding our practices, structuring our institutions, and generally infusing the everyday business of our lives. As people engage with a culture’s practices, artifacts, and institutions, their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors come to reflect the culture’s values and beliefs." This quote was found in an article titled the Nature of Culture.
I agree with this idea that as we partake in the cultures of other people around the world, we begin to develop a new line of vision to see the world through. I have seen this in my own life, especially with learning a new language. You begin to think differently and with a broader perspective as you think in the way that they speak, act, and process information.
Culture nor Psychology can exist independently of one another. If you want to understand your own culture and psychology, the first action item would be to fully immerse yourself in the culture of someone else. Go visit a new place with new people and new ideas. See how different you are from them or even how similar you may be to them. There is no better way to expose how you feel or what ideas you have about a certain topic than to experience another person's culture completely.
What are ways you can immerse yourself in another culture today?
References: The Nature of Culture https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/cultural-psychology-studying-more-than-the-exotic-other
Culture and Psychology https://video.byui.edu/media/06+Culture+and+Psychology/0_s4h3d6bc
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