PERCEPTION
peception can be really interesting as different people are able to have different view on the same subject or object and it can be caused by many different reasons
for example when a person is diagnosed with a flu person A may be all worried about the patient and trying to look for all sorts or method to help the person to recover quickly however person B may just not be bother saying that it is only just a small illness and that he or she will not die from it.
the media do shape our perceptions with a great impact , it shapes how women are viewed in this age and time that woman can be on equal level as man , that a certain figure is the best and most attractive figure and even change the mind set of many woman out there.
our culture also influences our perception , if we belong in a collectivist we tend to see issues such as when a person is feeling down we ll try as much as we can to comfort the person till he or she feels better whereas as a individualis they tend to show concern but only to a certain extend as they may feel that i have tried my best but he still does not want to cheer up i cant do anything much to help him he can only help himself.
Actually, individualist cultures do have a form of social support system, just that it isn’t as large as those in collectivist cultures. Groups in individualistic cultures tend to be smaller (4 to 6 on the average) and every individual person is rather distinct from the others. Collectivist cultures have groups that are way bigger (like ours
) and there are people that tend to be very similar to each other.
Also, individualistic cultures tend to regard personal goals highly while collectivist cultures regard group goals higher. It’s hard to identify our culture as fully individualistic or collectivist, as it’s a mix of both.
By: Chander on November 7, 2009
at 5:27 pm
well, i reckon what youve mentioned are your perceptions, in fact others may have different opinions as pertaining to the topic you’re discussing on.
By: Zhang Jingyi on November 8, 2009
at 11:12 am