PSYCHOLOGY 150-01, 150-02FALL 2013

INTRODUCTION TO CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructor: Dr. Diane BrockmanOffice: 173 Kaufman Phone: 717-254-8035 E-mail: brockmad@dickinson.eduOffice Hours: Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm, Tuesday 1:30pm-3:00pm

Or by appointment

Time and Place179 Kaufman PSYCH 150-01 Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30am-10:20amPSYCH 150-02 Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30am-11:20am

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will examine psychological research findings, theory, and methods, related to the study of human behavior and experience as a function of culture. Culture will be interpreted to include ethnicity and social class, but may also include other general factors that have a similarly broad effect in psychology. We will examine the influence of culture on such psychological domains as: basic perceptual and cognitive processes, human development and family processes as well as issues in social, personality, clinical, and abnormal psychology. Our own culture is as invisible to us as the air that we breathe, yet its impact is profound. Your previous courses in psychology have likely presented research conducted in western societies as “the way humans think, feel and behave.” Much of the research in cross-cultural psychology identifies limitations to these generalized rules. For this reason it takes a special open-minded approach to fully appreciate the impact culture has on our lives as well as those whose culture differs from our own. You should emerge from this course with an increased appreciation of the diversity of cultures and how culture influences individual (personality) as well as group (social) behavior. You should also emerge with a greater ability to think both culturally and globally about psychology and everyday behavior.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student who successfully completes this course should:

become more knowledgeable about the topic of cross-cultural psychology and in particular the social psychological and cognitive aspects of cross-cultural psychology.

become more comfortable engaging in conversations about culture and critically examine the universality of psychological research.

learn about culture and psychology so that you can develop a greater awareness of the field as well as your own place in a globally connected world.

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REQUIRED READINGS

The required textbook is available at the bookstore:

Heine, S. J. (2012). Cultural Psychology, 2nd ed. W.W. Norton: New York, NY.

GRADING

Your performance in this course will be evaluated by four examinations and two papers. Your class participation and engagement in the class throughout the semester will also contribute to your final grade in the class. When handing in papers please be sure to STAPLE the papers together (do not fold the corners together or use paper clips).

Assignments/percent of final grade

1. Exam 1 (20%)

2. Exam 2 (20%)

3. Exam 3 (20%)

4. Exam 4 (20%)

5. Break a Norm Assignment (10%)

6. Reaction paper (5%)

7. Class Participation and Engagement (5%)

Final scores are based on the average of the percentages earned in each of the different activities (maximum is 100). Final scores are translated into letter grades as shown below:

Final Score >92 92-90 89-87 86-83 82-80 79-77 76-73 72-70 69-67... A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+...

I reserve the right to adjust this system as needed and to use other factors, such as effort or improvement to determine final grades.

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Examinations and Assignments

There will be four examinations with the first three exams covering 3 chapters, lecture material, and student hand-outs. The last exam will be a comprehensive final.

Make-up exams will be allowed only under the MOST EXTREME DOCUMENTED circumstances. If you are unable to take any one of the exams on the designated date, you must contact me BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF THE EXAM. Under these most extreme circumstances you must take the make-up exam, which may be in essay format, within 7 days of the missed exam.

I will collect all assignments at the beginning of the class period, any time after that is considered late. Late assignments will be accepted at the instructor’s discretion with a penalty of 5 points for the first day, 3 points each additional day, including weekends and holidays, until the assignment is in the instructor’s hands.

Attendance/Class Participation and Engagement

A great deal of this course will include discussion, therefore, it is strongly encouraged that you attend all classes as well as participate in each class. Students are expected to be prepared for each class. Please read the assigned material before coming to class. Part of our class time will be spent in discussion because this leads to a valuable opportunity for those students who wish to become more involved with the material. You are expected to contribute to the conversations by asking questions, contributing ideas, questioning conclusions, suggesting ways the materials might apply to other issues, and integrating points others have made regarding the class material. Your class participation grade will be based on the extent that your contributions help develop the topic -- that means the quality of your contributions will matter more than the quantity. The only real "rules" are that your comments are respectful (even when you disagree) and at least tangentially related to the topic. This requires you to have read assigned material before coming to class. Additionally, students are also encouraged to bring up any topics they see in newspapers or in the media regarding to the topics we are discussing in order to illustrate the application of class material.

Participation will be judged each class session using the following percentage breakdowns:4 - Actively participates, adding to topic through questions and/or observations and clearly has read

material.3 - Some class participation (has contributed at least once), providing relevant observations or

questions; has likely read the material but does not demonstrate a careful or thorough attempt at understanding material.

2 - Attended class but was minimally engaged with discussion and did not contribute beyond direct questioning by instructor.

1 - Came to class but slept, worked on material for other class, was disruptive, or otherwise gave the impression he/she should have stayed home.

0 - Did not attend class.

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Breaking a Social Norm: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

A social norm is an unwritten, culturally agreed-upon rule about what constitutes appropriate vs. inappropriate behavior. In North America, for example, there are norms concerning how close you stand to strangers, norms that dictate that you shouldn’t eat peas with your fingers, and even norms for what time you should arrive at a party.

Your task for this assignment is to go out into everyday life and violate a social norm. You have a great deal of freedom in your choice of norm to violate, so be creative. Examples include invading someone’s personal space (e.g., sitting right next to someone in a movie theater when there are lots of empty seats elsewhere), breaking a dress code (e.g., wearing a tuxedo to an informal party, or wearing shorts or a bathing suit to a formal one), violating gender-role expectations (I’ll let you use your imagination here) violating norms about punctuality (e.g., showing up very early or late to an event) or table manners (e.g., cutting all your food before eating it, eating with your hands), greeting behavior (a range of greeting behaviors cross-culturally that are uncommon in the United States) and so on. You should engage in the norm-breaking behavior several times rather than just once (use different setting or different audiences) this will help you write a good paper, especially if your norm violation is a simple one.

How to Pick a Norm

IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT engage in activities that people may find seriously offensive (e.g., making racist or sexist comments) or that are costly to others (e.g., waste much of their time). Also DO NOT engage in any illegal or unethical conduct (e.g., do not commit a crime, or break a rule on purpose while playing a sport). If you have even the slightest feeling that a particular norm violation is risky or illegal, please see me beforehand. Whether you check with me or not, however you assume full responsibility for your own behavior. If any unethical or unacceptable actions are described in your paper, the paper will be rejected and given a failing score. Finally, avoid engaging in behavior that is weird for the sake of being weird but that doesn’t really break any actual norm (e.g., wear underwear on your head or make weird noises) or that is unusual just for you personally (e.g., you don’t usually wear red shirts but you do for one day). Also, if the norm violation is too subtle or inconsequential you might not get any reaction at all so consider that as well when picking a norm to break (e.g., raising a finger instead of your hand when asking a question in class might not generate a reaction at all). One excellent approach to finding a norm is to think about (or do some research on) norms that other cultures have but that we do not.

Questions to Address (each section is weighted equally in grading)1. Describe the norm that you decided to break, including what behavior was expected in the situation

and how you violated this expectation. Include cross-cultural information about this norm. Is this norm cross-culturally held?

2. Describe how other people (i.e., those present at the time) reacted when they saw you break the norm. (If it is difficult to break the norm and observe people’s reactions simultaneously, you might consider asking a friend to observe others’ reactions. However, you must be the one breaking the norm). Did you find any variation in how different individuals reacted to you? Analyze possible sources of these differences (e.g., their status or roles, cultural background, gender, etc.)

3. How did you react to other people’s responses? Describe your thoughts and feelings, and indicate if they changed over time or across different situations. Explain why you reacted this way. In general what are some additional common ways (in our culture) of penalizing people who violate social norms?

4. Discuss what function the norm serves in society. That is, why is the norm important and how does it help keep people functioning smoothly in their social interactions? In general, why are norms helpful in a society? Do some cultures have more social norms than in the United States?

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Sources to UseYour paper must contain relevant information drawn from at least 3 different chapters in your text. In your paper, include the chapter number in addition to using normal referencing. For example if you want to cite the text book chapter you could say: “Heine (2012) argues in Chapter 2 that …” or “Anorexia is not as common in non-Western countries (Heine, 2012, Chapter 9).

In addition, you must cite at least three outside resources. This can be from a journal article, from another text book (not ours), from other library books or articles, or from a website. It cannot be form your own or other people’s experiences (although those are excellent to incorporate into the paper). Make sure you properly cite this course (especially webpages have a unique referencing format in APA style).

GradingThis assignment is worth 100 points. The paper is due at the beginning of class on October 18th. You are welcome to turn in your paper early. Late papers will lose 5 points on the first day they are late (any time after the beginning of class on October 18th) and 3 points per day for every additional day they are late. I will not accept any paper that is more than 7 days late. The paper must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins. The paper should be 1500-1700 words of text (not including the title page or references). 1700 words is the firm maximum length – no reason to ask if it can be longer! On the title page you should put your name, date, name of course, paper title, and word count. Please do not use a binder, simply stable your paper in the upper left-hand corner. Remember to keep a copy of the paper for yourself.

Issues to keep in mind Your discussion should draw on what you’ve learned (draw from at least 3 text book chapters and 3

outside sources). Make sure you properly reference the information you provide (including information from the text as well as other sources you have consulted). It should be clear when you are giving your own opinion and when you are discussing information form the text or other sources. Please use APA style for referencing.

Pick a norm that will allow you to write a good paper. If you decide to break an odd or unusual norm you may not be able to find cross-cultural information on the norm. Also the norm should be a common norm (not just something you do with your buddies) and not just be weird or unusual behavior.

Do not copy word for word (or almost word for word) from the text or any other sources. This is plagiarism and is treated the same way as cheating (see the “Academic Honesty” section in the syllabus for details). You must paraphrase the information you gather using your own sentences. You should not quote any information.

This is an individual assignment. I expect very little overlap between the various papers. Do not consult any prior or current students’ assignments on this topic. Reading such papers (even if you do not change your own writing or ideas) is in violation of the Academy Honesty policy. So is making up experiences or reactions (your own or others) that did not happen.

You should turn in a paper that is well organized, typed, and free of grammatical or typing errors. Please read through it before turning it in to catch odd wording, etc. You can write in the first person (e.g., “I became very anxious when I was about to break my social norm.” You should not use contraction (e.g., don’t, won’t can’t) or slang. Your paper should have a cover sheet, an introduction, the discussion section of the paper answering the 4 questions above, a conclusion, and a reference page.

If you so choose, you may hand in a draft before your paper is due and have me review it so that you can make changes, if necessary, before you turn in the final paper in to me to be graded. Draft papers will not be accepted after the beginning of class on October 9th.

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Critical Thinking Paper

For this assignment you will read a research article that will be on-line on the Moodle portal and you will answer four "critical thinking" essay questions about the journal article listed below.

This article is from a scientific journal, and the reading in places may be more difficult than what you are used to reading. Try your best and ask me questions if you wish.

The paper is due at the beginning of class on November 4th. You are welcome to turn in your paper early. Late papers will lose 5 points on the first day they are late (any time after the beginning of class on November 4th) and 3 points per day for every additional day they are late. I will not accept any paper that is more than 7 days late.

The paper must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins. The paper should be 650-850 words of text (not including the title page or references). For your essay, please put the number of each question before each answer.

Your paper will be graded for both content (Were the essays well written, did they thoroughly address the issues in the question, were your arguments logical, etc.) and form (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.).

If you so choose, you may hand in a draft before your paper is due and have me review it so that you can make changes, if necessary, before you turn in the final paper in to me to be graded. Draft papers will not be accepted after the beginning of class on October 28th.

Article: Buss (1989). Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 1-49.

Please answer the following questions about this article:

o Buss #1 – Cross-culturally, did more males or more females prefer a mate with “good financial prospects”? Why explanation does Buss give for these findings?

o Buss #2 – Cross-culturally, did more males or more females prefer a mate with “good looks”? Why explanation does Buss give for these findings?

o Buss #3 – Which cultures valued chastity and which cultures did not value chastity? What was Buss’s caution in terms of the cultural variation on the value of chastity?

o Buss #4 – Do you agree with Buss’s explanations for the differences between men and women in terms of “good financial prospects” and “good looks”? Why or why not?

The Writing Center

Because we have two writing assignments in this course, you may want to familiarize yourself with Dickinson’s writing center. Writers of all levels and abilities need feedback in order to develop their ideas and grow as writers. Dickinson’s trained writing tutors can help you generate ideas, begin drafting, revise a rough draft, figure out your professor’s preferred documentation style, understand and respond to professor feedback, edit your writing – among other things. You can walk in or call and make an appointment at (717) 245-1620 (or 245-1767 for foreign language writing). For more information about hours and procedures, visit the web: http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/resources/writing-program/content/Writing-Center/

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Other Course Policies

1. I HATE WHEN STDUENTS TEXTIN CLASS. Turn off all cell phones, computers, pagers, and beepers before class begins. Text messaging during class is disrespectful, rude and will not be tolerated. Each time I have to reprimand you about text messaging, you will be asked to leave class and you will be considered absent for that day of class.

2. Do not get up and leave class and return to class. If you are sick and you must leave, do so, but do not return to class. Walking in and out of class disrupts your classmates, and me, and will not be tolerated. Each time I have to reprimand you about getting up to leave class, you will be asked to leave class and you will be considered absent for that day of class.

3. Do not talk with other students during class. Please share your thoughts with me and the entire class, not just a select few! Talking with classmates distracts you, your classmates, and me, and will not be tolerated. Each time I have to reprimand you about talking in class, you will be asked to leave class and you will be considered absent for that day of class.

4. Do not come to class late. If you are chronically late to class or if you show up 10 or more minutes late to class, you will be asked to leave class and you will be considered absent for that day of class.

5. Do not sleep in class. Each time I have to reprimand you about sleeping in class, you will be asked to leave class and you will be considered absent for that day of class.

6. You are REQUIRED to be able to receive emails I send to your Dickinson email account and to regularly check for such messages. Contact Technology Services at x1000 if you need your username and passwords. You can also access information about your e-mail account at: http://lis.dickinson.edu/Technology/ .

7. Laptops are prohibited in class. If you have an extreme case that requires the use of a laptop computer to take notes, you must see me.

Disability ServicesDickinson College makes reasonable academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities. I am available to discuss the implementation of those accommodations. Students requesting accommodations must first register with Disability Services to verify their eligibility. After documentation review, Marni Jones, Director of Learning Skills and Disability Services, will provide eligible students with accommodation letters for their professors. Students must obtain a new letter every semester and meet with each relevant professor prior to any accommodations being implemented. These meetings should occur during the first three weeks of the semester (except for unusual circumstances), and at least one week before any testing accommodations. Disability Services is located in Biddle House. Address inquiries to Stephanie Anderberg at 717-245-1734 or emaildisabilityservices@dickinson.edu. For more information, see the Disability Services website: www.dickinson.edu/disabilityservices.

Academic HonestyAll Dickinson students, including those in this course, are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. Therefore, any form of academic dishonesty or misconduct will not be tolerated in this class. All students should be familiar with and will be bound by the Plagiarism policy found in the Dickinson College’s Community Standards & Procedures. The College’s definition of plagiarism is as follows: to plagiarize is to use without proper citation or acknowledgment the words, ideas, or work of another. Plagiarism is a form of cheating that refers to several types of unacknowledged borrowing. Please refer to the Community Standards & Procedures for additional detailed information on plagiarism and academic honesty.

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Schedule, Fall 2013

The following schedule is approximate and is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion to accommodate any unforeseen emergencies or emerging learning opportunities.

Day Topic Readings Notes/AssignmentsAug. 26 Course introductionAug. 28, 30, Sept. 2 Introduction to Cross-Cultural

PsychologyChapter 1

Sept. 4, 6, 9 Cultural Evolution Chapter 3 Sept. 11, 13, 16 Methods for Studying Cross-Cultural

PsychologyChapter 4

Sept. 18 EXAM 1Sept. 20, 23, 25 Development and Socialization Chapter 5 Sept. 27 Guest Speaker: Marcella Casciello Sept. 30, Oct. 2, 4 Self and Personality Chapter 6Oct. 7, 9, 11 Motivation Chapter 7Oct. 14 EXAM 2Oct. 16, 18 Cognition and Perception Chapter 8 Due October 18th – Norm

AssignmentOct. 21 Fall Pause – No classOct. 23 Cognition and Perception (continued)Oct. 25, 28, 30 Interpersonal Attraction and

RelationshipsChapter 9

Nov. 1, 4, 6 Living in Multicultural Worlds Chapter 10 Due November 4th – Critical Thinking Paper

Nov. 8 EXAM 3Nov. 11, 13, 15 Physical Health Chapter 11Nov. 18, 20, 22 Mental Health Chapter 12Nov. 25 Emotions Chapter 14Nov. 27, 29 Thanksgiving Break – No classDec. 2, 4 Emotions (continued)Dec. 6 Catch up and ReviewDecember 10 PSYCH 150-01

FINAL, 9:00am, TUESDAYDecember 11 PSYCH 150-02

FINAL, 9:00am, WEDNESDAY

Please note key date:

December 6 – last day to drop the class with a “W”

The final examination is comprehensive. This means that new material from Chapters 11, 12, and 14 will be emphasized on the final exam, but major points, concepts, and theories from the previous chapters may be included.

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Psychology Department Research Participation Requirement for 100-level Courses Spring 2013

Research is an integral part of psychology. Students learn about psychology by reading about it, participating in research studies, and ultimately by conducting their own studies. The objective of the Psychology Department’s Research Participation Requirement is for students to gain a better understanding of how research is conducted and to provide faculty and advanced students with opportunities for conducting research. Without your participation, we could not conduct our programs of research.

The requirement: Accumulate 5 credits of department-approved research studies. Each credit equals 30 minutes, so the requirement is equivalent to 2.5 hours of research participation. Students who have successfully completed this requirement twice in the past (i.e. in two Dickinson College 100-level psychology courses) are not required to participate. You will receive an email from the Participant Pool Manager verifying that you are exempt from this requirement.

What happens in research studies: Each study has a unique purpose and set of activities, but there are certain general features. For studies conducted in the department you will report to the location listed in Sona, generally the Research Suite (157) or a classroom in Kaufman. There, you will be met by a Research Assistant who will give you an introduction so you'll know what to expect as a participant. Your rights as a participant and the nature of the study will be explained. Once you have agreed to participate, the actual study will begin. You might read something, watch or listen to a presentation, complete a questionnaire, respond to computer-presented stimuli, talk with an interviewer, join a discussion group, etc. Finally, you'll learn about the objectives of the study. For online studies you will be given a web link to an online study that you can complete on your own.

Your responsibilities

1. Set up an accounta. Go to http://dickinson.sona-systems.com/ and follow the instructions for setting up an account. Questions: See FAQ at [http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/participantpool.html] or contact John MacArthur [psychpp@dickinson.edu, (717)-245-1446, Kaufman 100], the Psychology Department Research Technician. You will not be able to view posted studies or participate in research until you have registered as a participant and completed the initial questionnaire, so you should set up your account as soon as possible. An additional incentive to set up your account soon is the assignment of 1 research participation credit for those students who log in and take the prescreen questionnaire before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13 th . b. Learn – or carry – your ID code. Sona Systems will assign you a random number to use as an ID code. You must have this written down or memorized to receive credit for participating in studies. If you cannot provide this number, you cannot receive credit when you arrive to participate in studies. c. Multiple 100-level courses: If you’re taking multiple 100-level courses, you may choose the course for which you will complete this requirement. You will only have to complete the requirement for one of your courses per semester, and you will choose which 100-level

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course you will complete the requirement for when you sign in to http://dickinson.sona-systems.com/.d. Online studies: In the case of online studies, you will have one week from the time you sign up for the study to complete the study. After one week, you will be dropped from the study. To ensure that the researcher receives the data from your survey, you must hit the “submit” button at the end of the survey. If you choose to withdraw, that is, you do not wish to complete the rest of the survey or choose not to answer certain questions, that is fine. However, you cannot receive credit for the study unless you click through the pages to the end and hit “submit”.

2. Registering for studies: a. When studies are available, you will be able to view their descriptions and sign up for

an available time slot. You will not be able to view posted studies or participate in research until you have registered as a participant.

b. Increments : Each study is worth either one or more credits toward the participation requirement. The description of each study states its worth.

c. It is your responsibility to write down and know the date, time, location, and researcher’s information for each study you sign up for, as well as your own system-assigned ID code. Missing a research session due to forgetting the room number or time for the study is not a valid excuse; students will not receive credit for missed sessions.

d. Please note that you may not be eligible for all studies. All students in the Participant Pool will receive email notification each time a new study is made available; however, if you are not eligible for a study, you will not be able to sign up for the study in Sona. If you participate in a study for which you are ineligible, or show up for a study you have not signed up for, you will not receive credit for that study.

3. Arriving on time:a. Why it matters : Arriving on time is essential as the researcher often has other sessions

scheduled before and after yours. Arriving late may result in you not being able to participate and hence not receiving credit.

b. Canceling in advance : If you cannot attend your appointment, you must notify the researcher before its scheduled time. You may do this by signing in to http://dickinson.sona-systems.com/ and removing your name from the slot for which you signed up, or, in a case of dire emergency, phoning the researcher prior to the start of the research session.

c. No-shows : If you fail to cancel your appointments for studies, your access to available study timeslots will be limited.

4. Accumulating the required hours of participation: a. Final date : You must complete the requirement by 4:30 p.m. on November 29 th .

However, we do not guarantee that studies will remain available that late in the semester. Thus, it is wise to complete the requirement as early as possible in the semester.

b. Noncompletion penalty : If you don't complete the requirement in full, your final course grade will be reduced by two levels – for example, from B to C+.

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c. Extra credit? Psychology faculty do not award extra credit to students who participate in more than the required hours of research studies. For example, if you have only a half hour left of your requirement and must register for a full hour study to complete the requirement, we thank you.

d. Payment? Some studies may offer money to participants. You must choose between payment or participation credit for such studies; you may not receive both. After you have made the decision, you may not exchange your form of compensation for another.

e. You may fulfill your requirement by exclusively participating in research, by completing alternative credits, or by a combination of the two. The alternative is described below.

5. Alternative to research participation: a. Why? Some students are unable or unwilling to participate in psychology research. It

is still important to gain an understanding of how such research is conducted, and the alternative provides such an opportunity. Additionally, students under 18 are not able to participate as research participants; these students must complete the alternative in order to avoid the noncompletion penalty.

b. What is the alternative? To earn one credit, spend a half hour reading an article describing a research study, and answer written questions about the study. The article comes from a peer-reviewed, scholarly psychology journal that relates to the course for which you are seeking to receive credit.

c. How? Open hours will be held weekly for the Alternative and the timings for this will be announced in class. Other times are available by appointment; please email the Participant Pool Manager (psychpp@dickinson.edu) to set up an appointment. The alternative to research must also be completed by 4:30 p.m. on November 29th.

Your rights: As a participant you are entitled to…

1. ask and receive answers to your questions about the study's procedures and tasks before the study begins, so you can make an informed decision about whether to participate;

2. the assurance that the information you provide in the study will NOT be - associated personally with you unless you explicitly grant your consent that it may

be;- reported or published in ways that can be used to identify you;- used for any purpose except bona fide research.

3. stop participating at any time, for any reason, without forfeiting credit toward the research requirement;

4. receive credit for a study that cannot be finished because of technical problems (e.g., locked doors) or experimenter absence IF you notify the Participant Pool Manager about the problem within one week of the appointment (Credit Correction forms are available on the psychology department’s Participant Pool webpage or from John MacArthur, the Psychology Department Technician and must be turned in within one week in order to be considered);

5. ask and receive answers to your questions once the study is concluded;

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6. withdraw your permission for the researcher to use the information you've provided in the study, without penalty; and

7. the assurance that the researcher will provide participation credit promptly.

What to do if there is a problem with your credit: In the unlikely event that you do not receive credit for a study in error, it is your responsibility to contact the Psychology Department Technician, John MacArthur promptly (within 72 hours) to address the issue. After three days, no guarantee can be made about verification of your participation in a study.

How to keep track of your research participation credit: View your credit at any time by logging in to http://dickinson.sona-systems.com/, where you can see your participation history and current total.

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Your Name _______________________________________________

Social Norms Assignment: Cover Page

Due Date: Wednesday, October 18

Please staple this sheet to the front of your paper. Follow the guidelines on the assignment sheet carefully. Please be sure to keep a copy of your paper.

Please do not write below this line: for grading purpose only

Received on ______________

Description of the norm and cross-cultural information Is the norm really a norm? Is the norm thoughtfully and clearly described (with appropriate details)? Is the cross-cultural information about the norm clearly described? Is appropriate support given for cross-cultural information about norm? _____/20

Other people’s reactions and source of variation in reactions Are reactions described with attention to the person’s status, gender, age, cultural

background, etc.? Is the description thoughtful and clear? _____/20

Your reaction and methods of penalty Are thoughts and feelings clearly described (including attention to differences

depending on the situation or person)? Is the discussion clear on other ways our culture might penalize norm breaking? _____/20

The function of norms and cross-cultural differences Is the discussion clear on why norms are important? Is the discussion clear on how it helps societies to have norms? Do some cultures have more norms than others? _____/20

Technical aspects Clear organization Correct spelling and proper grammar Proper referencing (an reference page included) Reference to 3 text chapters Reference to 3 outside sources Length 1500-1700 words (1700 words max) _____/20

Total Points _____/100

Points deducted for being late

Points added for extraordinary effort (in type of norm or description of cross-cultural information)

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