cultural attitudes
Shared group perspectives
Cultural attitudes are the prevailing beliefs, values, and assumptions shared by a group or society about how things should be.
They shape responses to everything from work and family to outsiders and change: Cultural attitudes toward marriage have shifted dramatically.
Unlike individual opinions, cultural attitudes are absorbed through upbringing and social environment, often operating below conscious awareness.
They vary across time and place—what one culture considers normal, another may find shocking.
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- shared valuesPrinciples held in common
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- normsExpected behavioral standards
social norms · customs · unwritten rules · mindset · group think · worldview · prejudice · tolerance · taboo · heritage · identity · bias · stereotypes · etiquette · morals · conventions · expectations · assumptions
- cultural psychologyenculturation, acculturation, collectivism, individualism, masculinity
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, companion animals
- contraceptionbirth control, condom, condoms, IUD, diaphragm
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
- LGBTQ+ rightsgay rights, equal rights, lesbian rights, transgender rights, LGBTQ+ rights
cultural attitudesgenetic predispositions
Inherited likelihood toward traits
cultural attitudesempirical evidence
Proof from measurable observation
scientific data · universal truths · objective reality · natural laws · hard facts
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