Basic information about Family roles

• Family roles:
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• ·         Different roles carry particular meanings in every society and influence people’s behavior.
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• ·         Roles change over time.
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• ·         All family members have obligations to their families.
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• Self-concept in western and East Asian families:
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• ·         Meta-analysis: A study combining the results of many other studies.
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• ·         East Asians and Westerners tend to view themselves differently, and those differences have an important effect on family roles.
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• ·         In both cultures, people perceive themselves positively.
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• ·         Self-enhancement: the belief that you are more competent and generally better than your actions and behavior indicate. It’s closely tied to a person’s family roles and obligations.
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• ·         Westerners tend to see themselves more positively than they really are. (ex: A bad mark on a school assignment be considered a minor mistake, the teacher’s fault, or a case of bad luck)
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• ·         In Asian cultures, the concept of shame would strongly motivate you to try to avoid getting a bad mark in the first place.