Semester Fall 2019 Cross-Cultural PSYCHOLOGY (PSY515) Assignment No. 01

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SEMESTER FALL 2019

Cross-Cultural PSYCHOLOGY(PSY515)
ASSIGNMENT No. 01

Due Date: November 20, 2019 Marks: 20

Assignment Objectives:
This assignment has been designed to make students better:
• Understand different layers of culture
Assignment

People within the same culture carry several layers of mental programming within themselves.
Different layers of culture exist at some levels and in this regard, following are few examples
related to different levels. You are supposed to read them carefully and identify the level in each
example and then justify the reason of your selection.
Sr.no. Examples Identification 1*5 Justification 3*5
1. A society pertaining to flags, logos,
and colors as well as sound including
national anthems and musical styles.
2. Every culture varies with respect to
language, regional, political and
economical aspects. Such as Urdu,
Punjabi, Pashto etc. are those
languages that are usually associated
with Pakistani culture.
3. Gender differences in terms of
emotional stability such as women are
considered to be more sensitive as
compared to men.
4. Generation gap of using latest
technology such as mobile phones,
laptops and smart TV etc. among
grandparents, parents and children.
5. A person’s social set up varies with
respect to wealth, income, education,
occupation, and social network.

Marking Scheme: 1 for identification and 3 for justification =20

Note:
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students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies
and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any
inconvenience.

Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.

Deadline:

• Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be
accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:

• Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.
• Use black and blue font colors only.
Solution guidelines:

• Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical
assignment.
• Give the answer according to question.
• For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video
lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking

Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:

• It has been submitted after due date


• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
• It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…

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