Children's and Youth Literature Writer's and Reviewer's Guide/Sociology and culture

Contents

Sociology and cultureEdit

Intercultural competenceEdit

CriteriaEdit

• Value diversity rather than ethnocentrism
• Equality rather than paternalism
• Respect rather than racism
• Gender instead of sexism
• Dialog instead of fundamentalism

(Source: http://www.baobabbooks.ch/de/fremde_welten/kriterien/)

Cultural dimensionsEdit

• Cultural dimensions (Wikipedia)
• Parent Education Course Writer's Guide/Model of culture (Wikibooks)

IdioculturesEdit

Idioculture is defined as “a system of knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and customs shared by members of an interacting group to which members can refer and employ as the basis of further interaction”.