Personality is entirely learned.
Feminine and masculine personality traits are biologically hard-wired in.
Nature makes men aggressive and domineering.
People in Russia always feel guilty about exceeding speed limits and jumping red lights.
People in all cultures are ethnocentric and cannot think global.
Patterns:
I quite agree with you…
You are absolutely right…
I don’t agree/disagree with you…
I am afraid you wrong…
Task 19. Fill in the verbs from the list below in the appropriate form: to propose; to obey; to expose; to view; to assume; to occur; to acquire; to claim
1. During enculturation people ___1___ a culturally specific personality pattern. 2. Some psychologists ___2__ that there are common national personality types. 3. David Riesman ___3___that there are three common types of modal personality. 4. Our cultural personality patterns ___4___ to be "natural" by us. 5. His silly remark ___5___ his ignorance. 6. His behaviour __6___ as inadequate by his colleagues. 7. Criminals hardly ever feel guilty when they ___7___ from a societal norm. 8. What does the government in your country do to make sure people __8___ the law? 9. Enculturation means that people __9___ their national traditions, rules, and manners. 10. There are many infectious diseases which may __10___ in this region.