Values And Attitudes
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Culture also affects and reflects the secular values
and attitudes of the members of a society.
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Cultural attitudes toward such factors as time, age,
education & status
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Values are the principles and standards accepted by
the members; attitudes encompass the actions, feelings, and thoughts that
result from those values.
Time
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Attitudes about time differ dramatically across
cultures.
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Time represents the opportunity to produce more and
to raise one’s income, so it is not to be wasted.
Age
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Important cultural differences exist in attitudes
toward age.
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Cultural differences can lead to problems.
Education
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A country’s formal system of public and private
education is an important transmitter and reflection of the cultural values of
its society.
Status
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The means by which status is achieved also vary
across cultures. In some societiesstatus is inherited as a result of the wealth
or rank of one’s ancestors.
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In others it is earned by the individual through
personal accomplishments or professional achievements
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