Discussion:
Wedding and Differences Between Cultures
Project Introduction:
In this project, you will perform a literature review to research 'weddings' and how they are performed in different cultures. You will report your findings in APA style.
Course Objectives Tested
The following course objectives will be tested by this project:
Questions:
1. Evaluate how the self influences society and is influenced by the self.
2. Analyze situations to comprehend how individuals form impressions of others.
3. Explore the cognitive processes that can be used for social inference.
4. Determine the attitude of an individual by analyzing the individual's response to different situations.
5. Analyze the ways in which social influence shapes or alters behavior.
6. Analyze the dynamics of interpersonal attraction.
7. Analyze the social psychological nature of personal relationships.
Task:
After analyzing weddings from a minimum of two cultures that are different from your own, write a research paper about the impressions you formed of the two cultures and why you formed those opinions using the journal articles you gathered. Discuss the cognitive processes at work and analyze your response to the ceremonies. Discuss your attitudes to the events and how they may have differed or been similar to those of others. Why do you think you exhibited these attitudes? Explain.