Basics of Culture and Society

Question 1

A characteristic of culture that is acquired gradually through experience

Answer 1

Learned

Question 2

The attitude of judging another culture with biases

Answer 2

Ethnocentrism

Question 3

Something created by a man to use and mean something else

Answer 3

Symbols

Question 4

The Latin term from which the word society originated

Answer 4

Socius

Question 5

A system of symbols shared by members of society to enable them to communicate with one another

Answer 5

Language

Question 6

Refers to the idea that the values, knowledge and behavior of people must be understood within their own cultural context

Answer 6

Cultural Relativism

Question 7

Accepting all cultures and understanding them

Answer 7

Multiculturalism

Question 8

Accepted standards of behavior, specific guidelines, behaviors that are accepted by society, may vary from society to society (ex. covering your mouth when coughing)

Answer 8

Norms

Question 9

Principles that help you decide what is right and what is wrong, general guidelines, principles believed by an individual, may vary from individual to individual (ex. honesty, integrity, courage)

Answer 9

Values

Question 10

The 4 types of norms

Answer 10

Folkways
Taboos
Mores
Laws

Question 11

Rules of casual behavior

Answer 11

Folkways