Culture can be described as all of the following except
1. An ethnocentric, stressed, acculturated, and never-changing way of processing information.
2. Socially transmitted behavioral patterns, beliefs, and customs.
3. The basis of individual interpretation of experience and generation of behavior.
4. The ideas, values, and behaviors shared by members of a social group.
Question 2
In the United States, the dominant cultural group is composed of white, middle-class Protestants. Cultural characteristics of this group include
1. Belief in fate, focus on the past, fear of change, emphasis on internal growth and improvement, and strong family orientation.
2. Focus on the past, importance of the individual, desire for inner growth and self-actualization, and focus on group goals.
3. Materialism, valuing youth, achievement orientation, and stressing the importance of the individual.
4. Desire for harmony with nature, strong present time orientation, productive, and a strong sense of individuality.
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