Culture and Psychology - week 7 - October 28th/2020
Culture and Psychology During this week’s studies to become an ESL teacher, I learned about the effect culture has in all aspects of our lives. Our culture has a great effect on the way we see life around us. Most of the things we do or not do in life are because we are affected by our culture. Culture has such a great power that it can influence our emotions, behaviors, attitudes, and even our psyche. In all cultures, there are preconceived ideas about how people from those cultures should behave and act. In my culture, there is a tendency to think that men and women are not equal when it comes down to doing household chores. Many people think that women are supposed to do all of the housework, look after the children, and have things ready for when the men come tired from work. Although this idea is changing little by little, there are still many people who think that way. These people would even say that those women who do not follow after this pattern, are not real women....