Cross-Cultural Differences in Social Behaviour (Case Study Sample)

Cross-cultural Differences in Social Behaviour
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The development of social behaviour is shaped by both circumstances in the context of people’s inherited genetic potential and their social experience. All people are born into cultural and social settings. These settings include religion and social class among others. As a result, each individual develops various social connections. The characteristics of the social setting of an individual can affect the way they learn to behave and think. Culture forms an important part of this setting, and it determines their informal interactions with peers, elders, friends, relatives, news media, and entertainment. The way individuals respond to such influences is largely unpredictable. However, being brought up in the same culture leads to significant similarities in individual responses to these patterns of influence. Moreover, behaviour patterns that are culturally mediated are deeply embedded within the human psyche in such a way that they can operate subconsciously. Individuals brought up in different cultures exhibit different patterns of behaviour. When interacting with people of other cultures, it is important to understand the effects culture can have on their social behaviour to be able to interpret their behaviour correctly, as failure to do this could lead to misunderstanding.
Introduction
All cultures are different when it comes to behavioural expectations and the attitudes they have concerning other cultures. In large societies, many groups exist. Such groups may have subcultures that are different (Chen et al., 2020). In many cases, the values of the dominant culture are taken to be correct and are promoted by religious groups, governments, and schools (Jackson & Wang, 2013). There are social distinctions in almost all cultures, with class distinctions made mainly based on education, occupation, and wealth. Such classes are recognized by the members of society. A person’s social class affects their tastes, language, and diet, and affects their perceptions of the social world. There are differences in acceptable social behaviour across cultures (Kraus et al., 2017). There are also specific subgroup standards such as for children and adults, males and females, and athletes and artists. Unusual behaviour is considered punishable, distasteful, or amusing.
It is important to understand the way culture affects social behaviour to be able to make sense of the actions of the people of different cultures and avoid being ethnocentric when judging behaviour by people of other cultures. Behaviour that may be acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another culture, and