3.1 Basic Topics

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

The values, norms, and material goods characteristic of a given group

Question 2

Society

Answer 2

À group of people who live in a particular territory, are subject to a common system of political authority, and are aware of having a distinct identity from other groups.

Question 3

Cultural Universals

Answer 3

The values or modes of behaviour shared by all human cultures

Question 4

Marriage

Answer 4

À socially approved intimate relationship between two individuals

Question 5

No material culture

Answer 5

Comprises the non physical components of culture, including values, norms, symbols, language, speech, and writing

Question 6

Values

Answer 6

Ideas held by individuals or groups about what is desirable, proper, good, and bad

Question 7

Norms

Answer 7

Rules of conduct that specific appropriate behaviour in a given range of social situations

Question 8

Cultural Iceberg

Answer 8

LOOK IN SLIDES FOR ICEBREG

Question 9

transnationalism

Answer 9

• Linguistic, cultural, and social support; help with integration into host society with potential of maintaining ties with ‘home’ society
• Access to familiar cultural institutions (spiritual/faith centres), ethic economies

Question 10

Individual Level Cultural Competency

Answer 10

• Attitidues
• Knowledge
• Skills/Behaviours
• Awareness

Question 11

Institutional-Level Cultural Competency

Answer 11

• Policies
• Structures
• Practices
• Behaviours
• Attitudes

Question 12

Cultural Brokers

Answer 12

Jezewski defines culture booking as:

«The act of bridging, linking, or mediating between groups or persons of differing culture all background for the purpose of reducing conflict or producing change»

Question 13

Trainers

Answer 13

Skilled professionals:

• Cultural focus
• Geographic focus (country-specific)
• Industry focus (health, educational exchange, etc..)

Question 14

How can Cultural Competency Be Beneficial?

Answer 14

• Diviersity can be leveraged as an asset; reduction of othering, mutual understanding between cultures, positive experiences of cross-cultural contact
• Potential for social harmony/ social cohesion/ peaceful society
• Inclusion-based policy approaches in society (equity)
• Dignity and respect for all members of society

Question 15

Symbol

Answer 15

One item used to stand for or represent another

Question 16

Semiotics

Answer 16

The study of the ways in which no linguistic phenomena can generate meaning.

• It allows us to contract the ayes in which different cultures are structured

Question 17

Language

Answer 17

the primary vehicle of meaning and communication in a society, language is a system of symbols that represent objects and abstract thoughts

Question 18

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

Answer 18

À hypothesis, based on the theories of Sapir and Whorf, that perceptions are relative to language

Question 19

Speech and Writing

Answer 19

• All societies use speech as a vehicle of language.
• Writing began as a means of storing information in the form of lists: Marks made on wood, clay, or stone served to keep records about significant events, objects, or people
• A society that possesses writing can locate itself in time and space.

Question 20

Material Culture

Answer 20

The physical objects that a society creates that influence the ways in which people live.

• Material culture is rapidly becoming globalized, largely through modern information technology such as the computer and the Internet, as well as travel and migration.