Sunday, July 26, 2009

Describe some cultural differences in defining abnormal behavior. Give examples to support your answer.


Every countries have different cultures. So, there are some cultural differences in defining abnormal behavior. For example, between China and Canada, there are some cultural difference in defining abnormal behavior. In China, if some people told you you are very good at doing something, you should told them you are not very good, you are just so so. In Canada, if some people told you you are very good at doing something, you should say thank you. In China, if you say thank you, people will think you are arrogant. In Canada, if you say you are not good, people will think you are really not good. For an other example, in China, you can not call old people's name, it is not genty. In Canada, you can call old people's name. There are some culture differences in defining abnormal behavior between China and Canada.

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  1. If we ever do end up acting just like a rats or pavlov's dogs, it will be largely because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so. See
    the link below for more info.


    #behaviorism
    www.ufgop.org


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