11.2 Culture

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

the entire lifestyle for a given group; flavours interpretations of the world and is often passed through family lines

it is what makes human societies unique from one another

Question 2

artifacts

Answer 2

material items that people make, possess, and value

drives the concept of material culture

Question 3

material culture

Answer 3

includes the physical ITEMS one associates with a given group

ex. artwork, clothing, foods, tools, etc.

material culture is often the tangible embodiment of the underlying symbolic culture

Question 4

symbolic (nonmaterial) culture

Answer 4

focuses on the IDEAS that represent a group of people

Question 5

culture lag

Answer 5

the phenomenon that symbolic culture is usually slower to change than material culture

Question 6

values

Answer 6

what a person deems to be important in life, dictates one’s ethical principles and standards of behaviour

Question 7

beliefs

Answer 7

something an individual accepts to be truth

Question 8

cultural barriers

Answer 8

a situation where cultural differences impedes interaction with others

Question 9

norms

Answer 9

societal rules that define the boundaries of acceptable behaviour

norms are not laws, but they do govern the behaviour of society

Question 10

ritual

Answer 10

a formalized ceremony that usually involves specific material objects, symbolism, and additional mandates on acceptable behaviour

tend to have a prescribed order of events or routine

can be associated with a specific milestone, with holidays, or will regular activities