Reading Activities and Notes
Cultural Environment’s Influence on
Personality
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Model Personality
1. What are model personalities?
Typically of members of that society
2. How can model personalities affect a person’s personality?
For example, Ik of northern Uganda provide a powerful example of the effect of
cultural environment.
3. What are some American model personalities?
The United States competitiveness assertiveness and individualism are common
personality trait.
4. What is one difference between the American model personality and your home
culture’s model personality?
The difference between American and Japanese are competitiveness because our
culture never been to competitiveness also my family. We are always happy and
helping each other.
5. Why are your cultures model personalities important to you?
The culture model personality important to me because for Japanese history make me
very polite to others, culture model personalities are affected me a lot.
Gender Differences
Use the categories below and complete the chart. How males and females are are
treated differently as they grow up? Use your home culture as your example.
Males
Vs.
Females
Fields of interest
First they are interested to
car, hero, or monster. like
they like to watch action TV
And do similarity.
Clothing
Little boy like to were hero
clothes that all series of hero
on the T-shirt or sues.
Types of Activities
Boy will interested to go out
and play sports or play card
game.
Little girl also like to were hero
clothes also they want to were
Disney princess cloth. Little girl
want to be wedding woman.
Girl will interested to share own
doll with friends also they like to do
family game.
Speech Habits
Boy is harmless and very
honest.
Girl is always control boy and they
talk similar with their mother.
They are interested in to fashion,
lady hero or play with some doll.
Ethnic/Cultural/Sub-cultural Differences
1. What is a sub-culture?
The behavior and beliefs of a particular group of people in society that is different
from those of most people.
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2. How do sub-cultures affect personality?
The sub-culture affect my personality that I want to stay with particular group of
people also I want to do different from those of most people.
3. Read the example in the book. What subculture are you a part of here in Thailand?
How does this make your personality slightly different than another person’s who
is from a different sub-culture?
I have been Thailand for 7 years. In my opinion, I am in the part of Thailand because
my personality is slightly changed, because I study international school so I got many
friends which are Thai man and woman. When Thai people saw temple or little
canvas they always put the hand together and prey for god.