Chapter 18 - Community & Culture Flashcards
What is community?
A small or large social unit who have something in common, such as norms, religion, values, or identity
What factors make up a community?
membership
influence
emotional connection
What is culture?
The social behaviour and norms found in human societies
What does culture entail?
It defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
Masculine cultures emphasise?
authority, assertiveness, and success
Feminine cultures emphasise?
working together and having multiple people performing roles so that roles can be shared
Multiculturalism
where individuals from many cultures coexist and live by one set of rules for all
Pluralism
Where two or more cultures coexist, each holding on to their own set of rules, traditions, and rituals but both in the same geographical location