ASPECTS OF CULTURE Flashcards
Culture is seen as a product of social interaction and behavior
PATTERNED SOCIAL INTERACTION
varies from one society to another.
CULTURE OF SOCIETY IS UNIQUE
Culture is responsive to the changing conditions of the physical environment.
DYNAMIC, FLEXIBLE, AND ADAPTIVE
Culture is not something that an individual
alone can possess.
CULTURE IS SHARED AND CONTESTED
Culture is often called “learned
ways of behavior”. Older generations handed down cultural behaviors.
LEARNED THROUGH SOCIALIZATION OR ENCULTURATION
Culture changes over time which causes it to be unstable and influenced by other cultures.
INTEGRATED AND AT TIMES UNSTABLE
Culture is passed through
language for it to flourish.
REQUIRED LANGUAGE AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION