But while there are tricks we can use to teach children to talk, count, draw or respect others, a surprisingly big part of how they develop is determined by the culture they grow up in. Child development is a dynamic, interactive process.
Language is one of the many ways through which culture affects development. We know from research on adults that languages forge how people think and reason. Moreover, the content and focus of what people talk about in their conversations also vary across cultures.
The Asian children instead focused more on the people they had met and how they related to themselves. Parents in different cultures also play an important role in moulding children’s behaviour and thinking patterns. Typically, parents are the ones who prepare the children to interact with wider society.
Because children in different cultures differ in how they think about themselves and relate to others, they also memorise events differently.
Culture plays a pivotal role in the way people perceive the world. Such perception has indeed a great bearing on our communication behaviors and language use. Consequently, it is believed that language and culture enjoy a symbiotic relationship.
The degree to which individuals of a culture perceive the future as ambiguous and scary is referred to as uncertainty avoidance. To alleviate the discomfort of uncertain ty, members of high uncertainty avoidance cultures seek absolute, ultimate truths.
Adapting strategies for culture. The last cross-cultural dimension to include is that of "honor". It is an essential concept in other Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African cultures. Honor is seen in an individual's honesty, loyalty, and positive social reputation.
Cultures can also differ on dimensions of "power distance" and "uncertainty avoidance". Power distance the distribution of power unequally within a society. Cultures who are high in power distance depend on entrenched hierarchies, with members accepting that power is a fact of life.
Contrarily, individualist cultures highlight the independent, unique, and stable traits of a person. People are socialised to consider themselves as separate and distinct to others and the social context. These differences are seen in the role that some play in influence and persuasion processes.
Identity is implanted inside one's relationships and social context, and people are socialised into enduring, cohesive groups. Personal goals are group-oriented, in return to the benefits of group membership. Contrarily, individualist cultures highlight the independent, unique, and stable traits of a person.
It is a finite resource that can be obtained or lost, thus it must be carefully addressed in persuasion methods. Culture can be linked to preferences for different sorts of bargaining methods, such as logical reasoning, coalition-building, and honor appeals.