psych week 5 Nicole

Main Post (due Thursday, February 19, by 11:59 PM): 

My country is Columbia

Refer to the conformity and social norms section starting on p. 533 in your textbook. Then review the following two articles in Psychology Today: How Cultures Make People Conform & Social Conformity and Group Pressure

1. What are some prominent social norms in your assigned country? Is conformity more common and expected in that country? Please provide examples. 

2. Further discussed in your textbook (p. 540) is how these social expectations and processes affect individual behavior but also impact the perceptions of others. Use this information to help identify one social bias (i.e., stereotypes, in-group/out-group bias, out-group homogeneity) common in your assigned country. (Please note that you should be researching social biases held by individuals who are native to your assigned country and not biases that are *about* your assigned country. For example, do not discuss a stereotype that Americans commonly believe about French people . Instead, discuss some of the biases that occur *within* French culture).

3. How does the specific bias listed above affect those living in that country? Does this social bias commonly lead to prejudice and discrimination? 

4. Research discrimination issues in your assigned country. What group(s) are currently affected by discrimination (i.e., minorities, age groups, social, economic statuses, etc.) in that country?

5. Are any actions being taken to address these discriminatory issues (i.e., established laws, aide, movements, etc.)?